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Pregnancy and Childbirth in Uterus Didelphys: A Report of Three Cases.

Stanislav SlavchevStoyan KostovAngel Yordanov
Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2020)
Uterus didelphys is a rare form of congenital anomaly of the Müllerian ducts. The clinical significance of this anomaly of the female reproductive tract is associated with various reproductive issues: increased risk of preterm birth before 37 weeks' gestation, abnormal fetal presentation, delivery by caesarean section, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, low birth weight less than 2500 g, and perinatal mortality. We present three cases of uterus didelphys and full-term pregnancy, which resulted in favorable birth outcomes of live-born, full-term infants. In two of the cases, delivery was performed via Caesarean section: due to lack of labor activity in one of the cases and lack of response to oxytocin stimulation in the second case. The weight of two of the new-born infants was lower than expected for the gestational age.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • preterm birth
  • low birth weight
  • birth weight
  • human milk
  • preterm infants
  • pregnant women
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • adipose tissue
  • weight loss
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight gain
  • body weight