Twins but only one is alive :(

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Docs tells a nullip (g1p0 @ 30 wks) one of her twins is dead. Will the alive babies health be compromised by the dead fetus? What is normally done at this point?

Just when I think I have ya'lls profession figured out someone throws a curve ball at me ....

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It is a dichoronic pregnancy

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I imagine she would be monitored for signs of infection and preterm labor.

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It would depend on the medical condition the mom and her still-alive twin. This is hard to answer clearly and definately, as you might understand. Is this a personal question or one related to your clinical experience?

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Is this a personal question or one related to your clinical experience?

I guess it is more clinical than personal but I don't have any experience, only my wife.

In the past year I have become quite interested in OB stuff and trying to learn all I can. She gets worn out with me constantly bombarding her with questions. She wakes up in the middle of the night hearing screaming women on the Discovery channel pushing out babies and looks over and I haven't been asleep yet. She wants me to turn it off or at least turn it down, says she hears it all day and tired of it.

A lot of times we get to talking about things that have happend in her clinical past (no names mentioned of course) or about topics on this forum. She won't read it but I read it to her. Knowledge is power so I want to try and help her anyway I can. The information I have read here has been very helpful to me but especially her. That makes me feel good.

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Oh man, I wish I has someone like you around, Patton. My family gets sick of hearing about C-section rates, breastfeeding, and pushing positions!

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