More and more women who give birth are overweight or obese, Green says. These women have a much higher rate of complications like diabetes and hypertension, which can lead to earlier births.. Of the roughly 4 million deliveries in the U.S. in 2002, 394,996 were considered preterm, according to the analysis.
Loice and Christine are the second set of conjoined twins to be separated at the Medical Center; Ciera and Tiera were the first. Today, the Bennett girls are 17 years old and live with their grandmother Laura Weeks. They are in 11th grade in the college-bound program at Carver Vocational High School.
Non-identical (fraternal) twins grow from two eggs, separately fertilised by different sperm. You're sure to be keen to find out if your twins are identical, but your obstetrician and midwife will be too. Whether or not your twins are identical can affect the type of medical care you and your babies receive.