Multiple Pregnancies

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Fetal Complications

Infants born from multiple pregnancies are at risk for various complications. Multiple pregnancies often require aggressive neonatal intensive care, which is costly and stressful for the family and the infant.

Low birth weight Birth weight below 2500 gm is considered low, and birth weight below 1500 gm is considered very low. This condition results from having less room to grow in utero. Two-thirds of infants born from a multiple pregnancy are low birth weight an...Read the full article