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Edited by Stanley A. Gall. 335 pp., illustrated. St. Louis, Mosby, 1996. $65. ISBN 0-8151-3406-1.

Multiple pregnancies are on the rise. They now account for about 2 percent of all deliveries, up from 1 percent a decade ago. The principal reason for this increase is indisputable. Advances in the induction of ovulation and assisted reproductive techniques have resulted in an "epidemic" of multiple pregnancies. Unfortunately, the increase in twin and higher-order gestations has also increased maternal and perinatal risks. The editor of this timely textbook recognizes that multiple gestations are high risk and focuses on issues specific to such pregnancies.

From the opening chapter on the changing epidemiology of multiple pregnancies to the closing chapter . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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