Twin Pregnancy: Routine Use of Ultrasound Examinations in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Discordant Growth

Usha Chitkara; Gertrud S. Berkowitz; Rebecca Levine; David J. Riden; Richard M. Fagerstrom Jr; Frank A. Chervenak; Richard L. Berkowitz

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999912

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 1985; 2(1): 49-54
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999912

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Twin Pregnancy: Routine Use of Ultrasound Examinations in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Discordant Growth

Usha Chitkara¹ , Gertrud S. Berkowitz¹ , Rebecca Levine² , David J. Riden¹ , Richard M. Fagerstrom, Jr.² , Frank A. Chervenak¹ , Richard L. Berkowitz¹

¹Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
²Department of Biomathematical Sciences, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

Abstract

ABSTRACT

A prospective study was undertaken in 42 normal twin pregnancies to determine the value of routine ultrasound evaluation in the prenatal diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and intra-pair growth discordancy in twin gestations. Use of multiple sonographic parameters significantly improved diagnostic accuracy when compared with the use of single parameters, such as biparietal diameter (BPD) alone in the prepartum diagnosis of these two entities.

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