In just under half of twin births and almost all triplet births, at least one baby has to go into special care for a while. Multiples tend to be small, which is another reason why they need extra care at the start of their lives. Your doctor and midwife will talk you through your babies' care, and will be happy to put you in touch with support groups you may find helpful. Enter your due date or child's birthday dd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 mm Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec yyyy Trying to conceive?
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Track my baby. To assess the optimal timing of twin deliveries, researchers analyzed data from 32 studies published within the past decade that included a total of 35, twin pregnancies. Most were twins with separate placentas, but in 5, pregnancies the twins shared a placenta. Researchers assessed the rates of stillbirths as well as deaths within the first 28 days after deliveries at various gestational ages after 34 weeks.
With separate placentas, the risk of stillbirth from letting the pregnancy continue and the risk of death associated with early delivery were similar until 37 weeks gestation, the study found. After the birth, your midwife will examine the placenta to determine what type of twins you have. Twins can either be fraternal or identical. Depending on where you plan to give birth, you may need to go to another hospital with appropriate facilities if complications in your pregnancy indicate you're likely to have an early delivery.
This may not be near to home, so make sure to check there are enough beds for both your babies in the neonatal unit. Ask if your chosen hospital has a transitional care unit or a special care nursery. These are places that allow mothers to care for their babies if they need special care but not intensive care.
These hospitals are more likely to be able to keep you and your babies in the same place. You might also want to ask if your hospital has cots that allow co-bedding where your babies sleep in a single cot , if this is appropriate and if you want your babies to sleep together.
If you have one baby in the hospital and one at home, you will need to think about splitting your time between the two. When you visit your baby in hospital, ask if you can bring their twin and if co-bedding is allowed during visits. If you want to breastfeed and only one twin can feed effectively, you may need to express milk to feed the twin who is having trouble feeding.
You may then need to put the twin who can feed on the breast to encourage milk production in order to get enough milk to feed both babies. Check if your hospital offers support from a community neonatal nurse, which would allow for you and your babies to leave hospital earlier, for example if your baby is still tube-fed. When you go to clinics for follow-up appointments, it's a good idea to ask not to be booked into early morning appointments.
Getting out of the house with two babies, particularly if one is unwell, can be difficult. For more information and support, visit Twins Research Australia. Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content. Birth rates for MZ twins are consistent among all races about 4 per ; but the incidence of DZ twinning varies among races 8 per , among Caucasians, 16 per among people of African descent, and 4 per among Asians.
A genetic predisposition or inherited characteristic for DZ twinning exists in some families, but the consistency of MZ twinning among all populations suggests that identical twinning is a random occurrence that is not influenced by genes. Read more on Twins Research Australia website. Read more on Better Health Channel website. There has been an overall increasing trend in multiple births in the last two decades in Australia.
Mixed delivery. In very rare cases, it might be necessary to deliver your second baby by c-section after the first baby has been delivered vaginally. This is usually only done in an emergency situation such as a placental abruption or a cord prolapse where the umbilical cord drops into the vagina ahead of the baby. A mixed delivery can be scary, and it means postpartum recovery from both vaginal and surgical delivery.
But when it's necessary, it can save the life of your little one, which is well worth the added recovery time. What to Expect follows strict reporting guidelines and uses only credible sources, such as peer-reviewed studies, academic research institutions and highly respected health organizations. Learn how we keep our content accurate and up-to-date by reading our medical review and editorial policy. The educational health content on What To Expect is reviewed by our medical review board and team of experts to be up-to-date and in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines, including the medically reviewed What to Expect books by Heidi Murkoff.
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