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Are multiple pregnancies riskier than single pregnancies? What are the chances that I'll deliver prematurely? What are the risks of premature birth? What are other potential complications of having ...
www.babycenter.com/0_pregnant-with-multiples-potential-complications_3584.bc
Upside: Detailed article on complications associated with multiples and what to expect
Downside: Click on 'See all on one page' to reduce clicking
As fertility providers we have become victims of our own success with the rate of twin pregnancies rising to very high levels as IVF laboratory techniques improve. I view twins as an OK outcome but ...
100infertilityquestions.blogspot.com/2007/07/vanishing-twin.html
Upside: Very good blog posting on having a vanishing twin during pregnancy
Downside: None
Interactive Week by week overview for triplet pregnancies with photos. Showing what your unborn babies looks like in month 1
www.i-am-pregnant.com/pregnancy/calendar/triplets/1
Upside: Detailed explanation on Month 1 with details on mother changes, baby development, 3D pictures, community comments
Downside: No advice on what to do this month; small font
Including HCG levels and ultrasound findings When pregnancy begins depends on how "pregnancy' is defined. Does pregnancy begin when the sperm first penetrates the egg?
www.advancedfertility.com/earlypre.htm
Upside: Helpful information on hCG levels during early pregnancy including table for normal single and twin pregnancies
Downside: Basic site design
Prior to the use of ultrasound, the diagnosis of the death of a member of a multiple pregnancy, remote from delivery, was made on incidental abdominal radiography or by the pathologist examining the ...
www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=296
Upside: Very good medical information and graphics on vanishing twin syndrome
Downside: Small font; basic site design
the signs of preterm labor. A healthy twin pregnancy still carries more risk for complications than a single pregnancy. Your diet, ability to rest, ability to follow though on bed-rest orders and ...
www.raising-twins.com/healthy-twin-pregnancy.html
Upside: Good information on how to eat and rest during a twin pregnancy
Downside: Several ads with lots of scrolling
concerns - and we've got the resources to help you.
parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pmultiples/topics/0,,4rsf,00.html
Upside: Various articles on multiple pregnancies and development risks
Downside: Articles not well sorted
Vanishing twin syndrome was first recognized in 1945. Vanishing twin syndrome is when one of a set of twin/multiple fetuses disappears in the uterus during pregnancy. This is the result of a ...
www.americanpregnancy.org/multiples/vanishingtwin.html
Upside: Very good overview of vanishing twin syndrome
Downside: Limited links for additional depth
How do twins end up fraternal or identical? How and when can I find out whether my babies are DZ or MZ? Why is it important to know whether twins are dizygotic or monozygotic?
www.babycenter.com/0_when-and-how-to-find-out-if-youre-carrying-twins-or-more_3579.bc
Upside: Good information on learning if you have twins
Downside: Click on 'See all on one page' to reduce clicking
Twins are two offspring resulting from the same pregnancy, either of the same or opposite sex. The general term for more than one offspring from the same pregnancy is multiples, for example triplets ...
Upside: Excellent user-compiled detail on twins including types, complications and statistics
Downside: No development information