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Various types of chorionicity and amniosity (how the baby's sac looks) in monozygotic (one egg/identical) twins as a result of when the blastocyst or embryo splits

Monoamniotic twins are identical or semi-identical twins that share the same amniotic sac within their mother's uterus.[1] Monoamniotic twins are always monochorionic and are usually termed Monoamniotic-Monochorionic ("MoMo" or "Mono Mono") twins.[1][2] They share the placenta, but have two separate umbilical cords. Monoamniotic twins develop when an embryo does not split until after formation of the amniotic sac,[1] at about 9–13 days after fertilization.[3] Monoamniotic triplets or other monoamniotic multiples[4] are possible, but extremely rare.[1] Other obscure possibilities include multiples sets where monoamniotic twins are part of a larger gestation such as triplets, quadruplets, or more.

Occurrence[edit]

Monoamniotic twins are rare, with an occurrence of 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 60,000 pregnancies.[1][5]

Complications[edit]

The survival rate for monoamniotic twins has been shown to be as high as 81%[6] to 95%[7] in 2009 with aggressive fetal monitoring, although previously reported as being between 50%[1] and 60%.[4] Causes of mortality and morbidity include:

Diagnosis[edit]

Abdominal ultrasonography of monoamniotic twins at a gestational age of 15 weeks. There is no sign of any membrane between the fetuses. A coronal plane is shown of the twin at left, and a sagittal plane of parts of the upper thorax and head is shown of the twin at right.

Ultrasound is the only way to detect monoamniotic-monochorionic twins before birth.[4] It can show the lack of a membrane between the twins after a couple of weeks' gestation, when the membrane would be visible if present.[4]

Further ultrasounds with high resolution doppler imaging and non-stress tests help to assess the situation and identify potential cord problems.[4]

There is a correlation between having a single yolk sac and having a single amniotic sac.[1] However, it is difficult to detect the number of yolk sacs, because the yolk sac disappears during embryogenesis.[1]

Cord entanglement and compression generally progress slowly, allowing parents and medical caregivers to make decisions carefully.[4]

Treatment[edit]

Only a few treatments can give any improvements.

Sulindac has been used experimentally in some monoamniotic twins, lowering the amount of amniotic fluid and thereby inhibiting fetal movement. This is believed to lower the risk of cord entanglement and compression. However, the potential side effects of the drug have been insufficiently investigated.[1][4]

Regular and aggressive fetal monitoring is recommended for cases of monoamniotic twins to look for cord entanglement beginning after viability. Many women enter inpatient care, with continuous monitoring,[1] preferably in the care of a perinatologist, an obstetrician that specialises in high-risk pregnancies.[4] However RCOG's guidelines[8] cite Dias et al.[9] in observing that cord entanglement is nearly always found in monoamniotic pregnancies and it is not clearly associated with poor outcomes, with most fetal deaths instead arising from twin reversed arterial perfusion or fetal anomaly.

The clinical guidelines of ACOG and RCOG both recommend premature delivery by cesarean section between 32 and 34 weeks.[10][8] A retrospective study in 2016 argued that there is evidence vaginal delivery can be equally safe and reduce complications for some monoamniotic twins[11] but this finding has not been incorporated into clinical guidelines.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Monoamniotic Twins". Pregnancy info.net. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  • ^ "Mono Mono Twins". Twin Pregnancy and Beyond.
  • ^ Shulman LS, van Vugt JM (2006). Prenatal medicine. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis. p. 447. ISBN 0-8247-2844-0.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j MoMo Twins; Monochorionic Monoamniotic Twins Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine By Pamela Prindle Fierro, About.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2009
  • ^ "How rare are MoMo twins". MoMoTwins.org. Retrieved Feb 14, 2022.
  • ^ Hack KE, Derks JB, Schaap AH, Lopriore E, Elias SG, Arabin B, Eggink AJ, Sollie KM, Mol BW, Duvekot HJ, Willekes C, Go AT, Koopman-Esseboom C, Vandenbussche FP, Visser GH (February 2009). "Perinatal outcome of monoamniotic twin pregnancies". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 113 (2 Pt 1): 353–60. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e318195bd57. PMID 19155906. S2CID 10186845.
  • ^ Baxi LV, Walsh CA (June 2010). "Monoamniotic twins in contemporary practice: a single-center study of perinatal outcomes". The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 23 (6): 506–10. doi:10.3109/14767050903214590. PMID 19718582. S2CID 37447326.
  • ^ a b Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (16 November 2016). "Management of Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy". BJOG. 124 (1): e1–e45. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14188. PMID 27862859.
  • ^ Dias, T; Mahsud-Dornan, S.; Bhide, A.; Papageorghiou, A. T.; Thilaganathan, B. (12 January 2010). "Cord entanglement and perinatal outcome in monoamniotic twin pregnancies". Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 35 (2): 201–204. doi:10.1002/uog.7501. PMID 20069540.
  • ^ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) (May 2014). "Multifetal gestations: twin, triplet, and higher-order multifetal pregnancies". ACOG practice bulletin, no. 144. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • ^ Khandelwal, Meena; Revanasiddappa, Vanitha B.; Moreno, Sindy C.; Simpkins, Gunda; Weiner, Stuart; Westover, Thomas (May 2016). "Monoamniotic Monochorionic Twins—Can They Be Delivered Safely Via Vaginal Route?". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 127 (Supplement 1): 3S. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000483625.92567.88. S2CID 25507744.

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