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Pregnancy-induced hypertension in twin pregnancy
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04760.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 91, Issue 3, pages 240–243, March 1984
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How to Cite
McMULLAN, P. F., NORMAN, R. J. and MARIVATE, M. (1984), Pregnancy-induced hypertension in twin pregnancy. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 240–243. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04760.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received 8 February 1983 Accepted 10 September 1983
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A prospective study of 54 primigravid twin pregnancies in Durban showed that pregnancy-induced hypertension occurred in 37%. This was more than twice the expected rate for singleton pregnancies in this Black African population. The babies born in the group of patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension were significantly lighter and had a higher rate of fetal growth retardation than the babies born in a normotensive control group of patients matched for age and parity. Monozygotic twins, identified by HLA typing, occurred significantly more often in the group with pregnancy-induced hypertension than in the control group. A possible immunological explanation for this finding is presented.