Many Parents-To-Be Have Questions About Multiple Births

question 18

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 Caucasian families.
• D) Fraternal twins are the same gender, usually male.

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