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The human twin birth rate in the United States rose 76% from 1980 through 2009, from 9.4 to 16.7 twin sets (18.8 to 33.3 twins) per 1,000 births. [5] The Yoruba people have the highest rate of twinning in the world, at 45–50 twin sets (90–100 twins) per 1,000 live births, [6] [7] [8] possibly because of high consumption of a specific type of yam containing a natural phytoestrogen which may ...
Twin Birth Rate Kodinhi: India: Asia: 204 sets of twins and 2 sets of triplets born to 2,000 families [1] Velyka Kopanya Ukraine: Europe: 122 twins in a population of 4,000 [2] Igbo-Ora: Nigeria: Africa: 45 to 50 sets of twins per 1000 live births [3] Cândido Godói: Brazil: South America: One in 10 births involves twins [4] Mohammadpur Umri ...
In 2004, of the people younger than 35 who gave birth with the help of IVF, 32.7% delivered twins, and 4.9% delivered triplets, according to doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine ...
The Hayes also have two sets of twins, Kevin and Kyle (eight years old at the time of the sextuplets' birth) and Kieran and Meghan (five years old). They are the only family in the United States to have two sets of twins and a set of sextuplets. [93] The family was the subject of a reality television show, Table for 12, on TLC in the U.S. [94]
"The rate of triplets or higher is only 80 in 100,000 births. Additionally, to have two sets of identical twins, meaning that both embryos split after fertilization, makes it even more rare."
Triplets are far less common than twins, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for only about 4,300 sets in 3.9 million births, just a little more than .1%, or 1 in 1,000. [5] According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, only about 10% of these are identical triplets: about 1 in ten thousand ...
Identical twins Marielle and Mireille Landry met their birth mother by chance at a photo booth at the mall. It led to an amazing relationship. Twins were placed for adoption.
American identical twin children (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "American identical twins" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total.