Successful Outcome of a Triplet Gestation in a Patient with a History of an Open Maternal-Fetal Surgery

Reproductive outcomes in women after pregnancy complicated by an open maternal-fetal surgery (OMFS) are limited. A review of the medical literature reveals only isolated cases of successful multiple pregnancies, and there are no prior documented cases of successful triplet gestations following OMFS....

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Main Authors: Kathleen A. Rivers, Paul W. Whitecar, Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/131467
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description Reproductive outcomes in women after pregnancy complicated by an open maternal-fetal surgery (OMFS) are limited. A review of the medical literature reveals only isolated cases of successful multiple pregnancies, and there are no prior documented cases of successful triplet gestations following OMFS. We report the delivery of a triplet gestation at 34-week gestation in a patient with a history of previous OMFS.
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spelling doaj-art-ec0256a0193c4676971a4c5512fce32d2025-08-20T03:21:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/131467131467Successful Outcome of a Triplet Gestation in a Patient with a History of an Open Maternal-Fetal SurgeryKathleen A. Rivers0Paul W. Whitecar1Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán2Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28310, USADepartment of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28310, USAClinical Investigation Services, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28310, USAReproductive outcomes in women after pregnancy complicated by an open maternal-fetal surgery (OMFS) are limited. A review of the medical literature reveals only isolated cases of successful multiple pregnancies, and there are no prior documented cases of successful triplet gestations following OMFS. We report the delivery of a triplet gestation at 34-week gestation in a patient with a history of previous OMFS.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/131467
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title_short Successful Outcome of a Triplet Gestation in a Patient with a History of an Open Maternal-Fetal Surgery
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