Many parents-to-be have questions about multiple births. Maternity nurses should be able to tell them that:
A)Twinning and other multiple births are increasing because of the use of fertility drugs and delayed childbearing.
B)Dizygotic twins (two fertilized ova) have the potential to be conjoined twins.
C)Identical twins are more common in Caucasian families.
D)Fraternal twins are same gender,usually male.

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If the parents-to-be are older and have taken fertility drugs,they would be very interested to know about twinning and other multiple births. 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 African-American women. Fraternal twins can be different genders or the same gender. Identical twins are the same gender.

Many Parents-To-Be Have Questions About Multiple Births