Active Second-Stage Management in Twin Pregnancies Undergoing Planned Vaginal Delivery in a U.S. Population

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For women with twin pregnancies, safe delivery of the babies is critically important.  Recently, many providers have begun recommending cesarean delivery for all or most women with twins.  At MFMA, we believe vaginal delivery of twins is a safe and reasonable option for many women with twin pregnancies.  In this 2010 publication in Obstetrics and

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Successful Bilateral Uterine Artery Embolization During an Ongoing Pregnancy

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At Carnegie Imaging, we use the latest and most up to date technology in diagnosing and treating complicated conditions of pregnancy.  In this 2009 publication in Obstetrics and Gynecology, we describe a case of a large arteriovenous malformation (AVM) complicating pregnancy.  After her obstetrician recommended she terminate the pregnancy and undergo hysterectomy, she came to

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Gestational Age at Cervical Length and Fetal Fibronectin Assessment and the Incidence of Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Twins

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At MFMA and Carnegie Imaging, we utilize cervical length and fetal fibronectin (fFN) screening in patients at increased risk for preterm birth, such as twin pregnancies. This 2015 publication in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine is the basis for our twin preterm birth calculator (www.mfmnyc.com/twin) and allows patients and doctors to predict the risk

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First-Trimester Anueploidy Risk Assessment: The Impact of Comprehensive Counseling and Same-Day Results on Patient Satisfaction, Anxiety, and Knowledge

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At Carnegie Imaging, women undergoing aneuploidy risk assessment (screening for Down Syndrome and other genetic conditions) have the option of Instant Risk Assessment (IRA), which allows women to receive their final results and counseling by one of our Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists on the day of their 11-13 week nuchal translucency ultrasound at Carnegie Imaging. 

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Outcomes of emergency or physical examination-indicated cerclage in twin pregnancies compared to singleton pregnancies

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Cervical cerclage is a procedure performed to reduce the risk of preterm birth in certain high-risk pregnancies.  Despite its wide spread use, there is much controversy over which circumstances cerclage is actually beneficial.  One such difficult clinical scenario is a patient with a dilated cervix in the second trimester.  In this 2014 publication in the

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