
“Intro to Twin Pregnancies: Types of Twins, and Why it Matters” – with Dr. Jen Lam-Rachlin
Healthful Woman Podcast
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Is There a Higher Risk of Birth Defects in Twins?
identical twins can get different kinds of placentas, right? We said identical twins gave two placentas. That gave one placenta. They can have the same water bag. Is is sort of based on how far along in the embryonic development does it split. And the later it splits, the more they share. So also, the later they split, the higher the risk of birth defects. These require a lot of counselling early on if people are ready to embark on this. How often do you see that? I would say, because you'r you're n ultra sound, and you see a lot of pregnancies come through,. is at conversation you have once a day,
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