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.
'One-in-a-million' conjoined twins born to Atlanta parents: Delighted mom and dad welcome girls who share the same arms, legs and body-and will never be separated. 1  Asa and Eli Hamby born on Thursday morning in Northside Hospital, Atlanta.
Craniopagus twins are conjoined twins who are fused at the cranium.he union in craniopagus twins may occur on any portion of the calvarium, but does not include either the face or the foramen magnum. The thorax and abdomen are separate and each twin has its own ubilicus and umbilical cord. The union may involve the entire diameter of the head or only a small portion.