RE: Hyperovulation and the genetics of twins

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Hello,
As always, a fascinating article not only interesting but full of information. This article caught my eye because I have identical twin brothers. Their births were separated by 15 minutes, but that was a very dramatic 15 minutes. This was long time ago (mid 1940s), when prenatal checkups were not so much the thing...not for everyone, anyway. My mother did not know she was carrying twins, and the doctors who assisted at the delivery were also surprised. The second twin was delivered with great difficulty and suffered permanent injuries. Many years later, I learned that the syndrome of a surprise second twin with injuries was not extraordinary. While twins are a blessing, I think the argument for prenatal care cannot be made too strongly.
Thank you for another great article.



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Well, thanks to technological advancement nowadays. Most people know when they are carrying multiple babies and there are sophisticated processes to ensure safe deliveries. Although accidents do occur sometimes, I must confess.

Thanks for taking your time to read through.

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Yep, the advances helped us to be able to monitor those things better. We have learned a lot in the meantime. This is our fate: learning, and hopefully understanding :)

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15 minutes between twins? Oh I thought this would be faster. Interesting! And I can imagine the stress of the second twin not being delivered!

And let's avoid even discussing the 11months stuff of the post!!

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You're right...it was a long time. Too long. Today there would be imaging to show the position of the twins (or that there were in fact twins!). A C-section would have been performed when the second twin was seen to be in a compromised position. Back then, panicked doctors frantically used forceps to reposition the baby and facilitate delivery. This resulted in great harm.
Can't say enough about proper prenatal care.

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We are living with the strengths and weaknesses of our era. We discussed the cons in another post already :(

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