Many Parents-To-Be Have Questions About Multiple Births

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Multiple Choice

Many parents-to-be have questions about multiple births.Maternity nurses should be able to tell them that:

• A)Twinning and other multiple births are increasing because of the use of fertility drugs and delayed childbearing.
• B)Dizygotic twins (two fertilized ova) have the potential to be conjoined twins.
• C)Identical twins are more common in white families.
• D)Fraternal twins are same gender, usually male.

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