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Multiple birth - Wikipedia

Causes and frequency · Twins – 132,562 (3.31%) · Triplets – 5,503 (0.14%) · Quadruplets – 313 (0.0078%) · Quintuplets and more – 37 (0.00092%).

Multiple Birth: Twins, Triplets, Complications & Symptoms

Two babies are twins and three are triplets. Multiple pregnancies are becoming more common as more women are using fertility treatments and ...

Overview of Multiple Pregnancy - Stanford Medicine Children's Health

A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy with 2 or more fetuses. Some names for these are: Multiples make up only about 3 in 100 births, but the multiple birth rate ...

Twins, Triplets, Multiple Births - MedlinePlus

Multiple pregnancy babies have a much higher risk of being born prematurely and having a low birth weight. There is also more of a risk of ...

Overview of Multiple Pregnancy - Health Encyclopedia

A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy with 2 or more babies. Some names for these are: Multiples make up only about 3 in 100 births, but the multiple birth rate ...

FastStats - Multiple Births - CDC

Multiple Births Data are for the US Source: Births: Final Data for 2022, tables B and 24 [PDF – 1 MB] More data Related Links

Multiple Pregnancy patient education booklet - ReproductiveFacts.org

This booklet will help you learn how and why multiple pregnancies occur and the unique issues associated with carrying and delivering a multiple pregnancy.

Multiple birth | Description, Causes, & Occurrences - Britannica

Multiple birth, the delivery of more than one offspring in a single birth event. In most mammals the litter size is fairly constant and is roughly ...

All About Twins, Triplets, and More - WebMD

Multiple Births. If two or more babies grow in a woman's uterus at the same time, they're known as “multiples.” Sometimes they ...

Being pregnant with twins, triplets and other multiples | March of Dimes

What causes you to get pregnant with multiples? A multiple pregnancy means you're pregnant with more than one baby. Multiple pregnancy usually happens when ...

Twins - identical and fraternal - Better Health Channel

However, gestation for twins, either identical or fraternal, is usually around 38 weeks or earlier, with 68 per cent of multiple births being born prematurely ...

About Multiple Birth Pregnancy | Corewell Health

Multiple birth usually occurs when more than one egg is fertilized and implants in the uterus. This is called fraternal twinning and can produce boys, girls or ...

Multiple pregnancy | Tommy's

Multiple pregnancy means carrying more than one baby, normally twins. Having a multiple pregnancy makes a difference to the care you get during pregnancy.

From Triplets to Quintuplets: Special Names for Multiple Births

In multiple births, there are terms for each number of babies born at once. Learn these terms and more facts about twins, triplets, ...

List of multiple births - Wikipedia

Cases by number · Twins (2) · Triplets (3) · Quadruplets (4) · Quintuplets (5) · Sextuplets (6) · Septuplets (7) · Octuplets (8) · Nonuplets (9).

Multiple Birth Delivery - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

Delivery planning of twins is dependent on twin types: monochorionic monoamniotic, monochorionic diamniotic, and dichorionic diamniotic.

Preparing for Multiple Births (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth

A multiple birth is when a mother is pregnant with more than one baby. This may mean a twin pregnancy, triplet pregnancy, or more.

Pregnant with twins - NHS

Fertility treatments and the fact pregnancies are happening later in life has made multiple births more common. Different types of twins. One-third of all ...

Complications of Multiple Pregnancy | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Multiple pregnancy has increased risks for complications. The most common complications include the following: Preterm labor and birth.

Giving birth to twins or more - NHS

Can you have a natural birth with twins? Lots of women think they have to have a caesarean section with twins, but in fact, many twin births are vaginal. If you ...