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Is it Preterm Labor?

Women carrying twins are five to six times more likely to experience preterm labor, says Dr. John Elliott, a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine and partner with Phoenix Perinatal Associates, in Phoenix, Arizona. “And women are only able to self-diagnose about…

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Carrying Twins to Term

by Amy E. Tracy Sherene Silverberg, a marketing consultant, who lives with her husband, Marc, in Norfolk, Virginia, was thrilled to learn one August that she was pregnant for the first time and carrying twins. Then the stories started. “It…

Am I an I or a We: Helping twins to be individuals

I am an identical twin. When I talk about my history prior to the time I went off to college, I find myself using the pronoun “we.” After college, I use the pronoun “I.” The question of individual identity is…