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twin

One of two young produced from a single pregnancy. Human twins may be genetically identical (monozygotic), having been formed from a single fertilized egg that splits into two cells, both of which became implanted. Nonidentical (fraternal or dizygotic) twins are formed when two eggs are fertilized at the same time.

In the US there has been a 52% increase in the number of twin births in the period 1980–97.
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Emma Canning, aged 36, had Christmas babies Hannah and Sophie, who were monoamniotic twins - sharing the same birth sac and placenta.
Meet my little twin vincibles! FAMILY: Babies sharing same birth sac ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
Incredibly, a consultant then told Karen that she could give birth naturally, despite the fact that monoamniotic twins are nearly always delivered by Caesarian because of the danger of further cord entanglement.
Body Talk: Two little miracles; Twins Ella and Lilly Denham are lucky ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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