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A twin, triplet, or higher-order pregnancy (four or more babies) is called a multiple pregnancy.
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Dr. Khaled Zaedi, Senior Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Women’s Wellness and Research Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. We would like to thank Dr. Khaled Zaedi for his critical review of this chapter.
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Mushtaq, U., Shastham Valappil, S. (2022). Multiple Gestation. In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_38
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