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Re: Due Date with TwinsFrom: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:07:59 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Stephanie wrote: > >How much earlier on average do twins arrive over singleton births? > >Also, when measureing the fundus, does that influence the arrival date ( >ie change the due date at all). I am 30 weeks pregnant with twins - >last week at my doctors appt I measured 36 weeks.Does that mean the >babies will come early? The fundal height measurement is worthless in twins to predict anything. Term gestation for twins is usually considered 38 weeks rather than the normal 40 for singleton pregnancies... Lynn
-- Lynn D. Montgomery, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center Missoula, Montana
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