twin pregnancy

twin pregnancy

What a happy event this is not one but two babies are expected ...

Figures and statistics twins

A couple of American stars in Nice announces the birth of twins and he does not need more for the press ignites and we finally informs the twinning numbers and statistics to back. So thank Brad Pitt and Angelina Joli have publicized the twins.

In France, 12,000 couples are parents of babies who are alike as two drops of water.

The likelihood of having twins increases with the age of the mother.
Past 35 years, the probability of a twin pregnancy is two times greater than 20 years. Angelina Joli turned 33 in 2008.
This likelihood also increases in high proportions when the mother is undergoing treatment against infertility.

True or False Twins?

Two thirds of twins are fraternal twins. It often takes the analysis of the placenta or on the day of delivery for the answer to this question.

Or dizygotic twins:

They come from two different eggs, when two eggs were fertilized by two sperm.

monozygotic twins or real:

They come from a single egg that split in two by accident. Their resemblance is striking: they have exactly the same physical traits; gender and DNA are identical.

Called twin pregnancies at risk

By the 12th week, an ultrasound will help diagnose if the mother is expecting twins.

Twin pregnancies are pregnancies "at risk."
50% of mothers give birth prematurely, moreover, one of the two babies can cripple its sister by a rare disease of the blood flow, "the transfusion syndrome." This is a very rare risk, but that involves increased monitoring of pregnancy. The mother will have to undergo an ultrasound a month.

The epidural is strongly recommended for delivery.
The risk of caesarean section is 40%.

The federation for parents of twins

Many parents feel the anxiety to the announcement of the new and the many questions assail both in terms of pedagogy and in terms of budget or organization to predict.

twin and Federation:

28 place Saint Georges
75009 Paris - France
tel: 01.44.53.06.03

It includes 76 departmental associations, which aim moral and material assistance of the parents of twins, triplets and more in their daily difficulties. With a scientific committee since 2002, chaired by an eminent specialist in multiple births, Prof. Jean-Claude Pons of the University Hospital of Grenoble, its shares have been recognized by the government since it was declared "of public utility "by decree published in OJ No 174 of 23 July 2003.