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Locked twins is a rare complication of multiple pregnancy where two fetuses become interlocked during presentation before birth. It occurs in roughly 1 in 1,000 twin deliveries and 1 in 90,000 deliveries overall. [1] Most often, locked twins are delivered via Caesarean section, given that the
A frank breech (otherwise known as an extended breech) is where the baby's legs are up next to its abdomen, with its knees straight and its feet next to its ears. This is the most common type of breech. [19] A complete breech (or flexed breech) is when the baby appears as though it is sitting crossed-legged with its legs bent at the hips and knees.
Canada portal; This category contains articles about people from Canada who are known to be twin. Pages in category "Canadian twins" The following 133 pages are in ...
The 8-year-old identical twins from Los Angeles have quickly amassed quite the internet following -- over 1.5 million on Instagram, to be exact! -- thanks to their gorgeous looks.
External cephalic version (ECV) is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first. It is a manual procedure that is recommended by national guidelines for breech presentation of a pregnancy with a single baby, in order to enable vaginal delivery.
Presentation of twins in Der Rosengarten ("The Rose Garden"), a German standard medical text for midwives published in 1513. In obstetrics, the presentation of a fetus about to be born specifies which anatomical part of the fetus is leading, that is, is closest to the pelvic inlet of the birth canal.
Several years ago (before computers) I did a little medical research on long-term breech births and have speculated that the reasons one twin will have an opposite personality than the other is one twin is often/usually breech. I noticed in some twins I've known, one will be of the heart (spiritual) whereas the other will be mental (scientific).
Krista and Tatiana Hogan (born October 25, 2006) are Canadians who are conjoined craniopagus twins.They are joined at the head and share a skull and a brain. They were born in Vancouver, British Columbia, [citation needed] and are the only unseparated conjoined twins of that type currently alive in Canada.