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Cost of Care and Prevention of Preterm Births in Twin Pregnancies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Raphaël Tresmontant ,
Gérard Héluin  and
Emile Papiernik
Raphaël Tresmontant
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculté de Médecine, Paris-Sud, Unité de Recherches INSERM 187, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 92141 Clamart, France
Gérard Héluin
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculté de Médecine, Paris-Sud, Unité de Recherches INSERM 187, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 92141 Clamart, France
Emile Papiernik*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculté de Médecine, Paris-Sud, Unité de Recherches INSERM 187, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 92141 Clamart, France
*
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculté de Médicine, Paris-Sud, Unité de Recherches INSERM 187, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 92141 Clamart, France

Abstract

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This study describes a 5-year survey of activity in a single institution, and the effects of a change of policy for prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancies.

The results show the advantages and drawbacks from the financial and medical viewpoints.

Keywords

PreventionPreterm birthTwin pregnanciesCost of care
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 1983 , pp. 99 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1983

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