What should the nurse be able to tell parents when they have questions about multiple births?
A) Multiple births are increasing because of the use of fertility drugs.
B) Dizygotic twins (two fertilized ova)have the potential to be conjoined twins.
C) Identical twins are more common in White families.
D) Fraternal twins are same gender,usually male.

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Multiple births and twinning are on the rise given the use of fertility drugs and delayed child-bearing.Conjoined twins are monozygotic;they are from a single fertilized ovum in which division occurred very late.Identical twins show no racial or ethnic preference;fraternal twins are more common among Black women.Fraternal twins can be of different gender or the same gender.Identical twins are the same gender.

What Should the Nurse Be Able to Tell Parents When