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.
When twins are born, the physician is usually able to identify whether twins are identical or fraternal by examining the placenta; identical twins generally share a placenta, while fraternal twins are usually in two separate placentas. However, for confirmation, a twin zygosity DNA test compares the twinsâ DNA profiles to confirm whether they match.