"The mother's ultrasound at six weeks showed a single placenta and positioning of amniotic sacs that indicated she was expecting identical twins," Prof Fisk said. "However, an ultrasound at 14 ...

Whether you're having twins or just fascinated by them, here are the basics on the various types of twins. What are fraternal ...

Identical twins, however, can sometimes share a single placenta and, although very rare, they may even share a single sac of amniotic fluid. For the first twelve weeks of pregnancy your growing babies ...

TTTS is a rare but life-threatening condition that affects 10 to 15 per cent of identical twins that share a placenta (monochorionic twins). The condition can also occur in triplet or higher-order ...

A 28-year-old primigravida at the time (2014) underwent a routine ultrasound scan at six weeks showing a single placenta and positioning ... for them to be identical twins. Aside from identical ...

But, as this study confirms, that high risk only applies if the identical twins shared a single placenta before birth. Two 'hits' of genetic changes needed to trigger ALL Previous research by the same ...

Identical twins can sometimes both go on to develop ALL. This almost always happens when identical twins have shared a single placenta in the womb. It’s estimated that 60% of identical twins share one ...

Baby twins have beaten remarkable odds after being given just a 10% chance of survival before their birth. Sally Kynoch, 29, from Elgin, Scotland was more than halfway through her pregnancy when ...

Baby twins have beaten remarkable odds after being given just a 10% chance of survival before their birth. Sally Kynoch, 29, from Elgin, Scotland was more than halfway through her pregnancy when she ...

In an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming Sister Wives episode, Mykelti, the daughter of Christine Brown, explained her decision to eat her placenta after welcoming twin sons Ace and Archer with ...