Re: Very Unusual Situation! Twins - prolapsed cord - prom - heartbeats

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At Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Terri wrote: >
>My daughter-in-law is pregnant with twins. At 21 wks, the amniotic sac
>ruptured with Twin A. She was put into hospital on complete bedrest.
>Nothing happened until 10 days later when the cord prolapsed on same
>baby. Dr's said she would deliver within 24 hrs and began preparation
>to attempt the following: stop contractions with medication and stitch
>the cervix, hoping that Twin B could be carried longer.
>It has now been 4 days, no more contractions and both Twin A and Twin B
>heartbeats have been 140+ the entire time.
>It seems no one has seen this situation before.
>Does anyone know of a similar situation?
>What was the outcome?

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