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Twins abound in British school!

October 9, 2009 by Shawn Douglas  
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A situation rife with potential confusion and hilarity exists at the Two Moors Primary School in Tiverton, U.K., but teachers and students are taking it in stride. The school’s already bustling group of six sets of twins recently received a boost when four more sets were enrolled at the school this year.
“There must be something [...]

British Mother Makes History By Delivering Twins 10 Seconds Apart

June 25, 2009 by tanya  
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A British woman has made history by delivering her twins just ten seconds apart.
On average, mothers will usually take around two minutes to deliver twin babies. This is the first time in Britain that twins will be recorded with the identical time of birth and weight.
Samantha Heal and her partner Mark Down, from Exeter, delivered [...]

IVF Twins Have Greater Risk Of Serious Illness Or Early Death

May 22, 2009 by tanya  
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Twins conceived from IVF have been found in a study to be at greater risk of serious illness or dying within their first three years of live than twins which have been conceived naturally.
The study also found that twins born as a result of fertility treatment stay in hospital on average four days longer after [...]

Shocked Mother Discovers Her Twins Have Two Different Fathers

May 18, 2009 by tanya  
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A Texan mother has astonished doctors by the discovery that her twin boys have two different fathers.
Shocked Mia Washington and her partner had been confused that the boys did not look facially alike.
Paternity tests later revealed that the 11-month-old twins Justin and Jordan had a 99.99% chance of having different fathers.
Doctors later explained that two [...]

Mothers of Multiple Births Have An Increased Risk of Baby Blues

April 16, 2009 by tiffanyb  
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A survey shows that mothers of twins and triplets have a greater risk of getting postpartum depression.
A new study has shown that mothers who give birth to multiple babies, have twice the risk of getting the baby blues or postpartum depression. It was shown that mothers of twins or triplets were more exhausted and took [...]