“Heartbreak and Drama: Mom’s Reaction Revealed as One Twin Gets a Party Invite While the Other is Left Out!”
The twinning rate has grown significantly over the past 40 years, rising from 9 births per 1,000 to 12 per 1,000. This is an increase of a third, meaning that one in every 42 babies born in this day and age is a twin.
The BBC reports that some of the reasons for this increase in twins include delayed childbearing and medical techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF). However, things might change from here on out.
Africa and Asia make up nearly four-fifths of all twin deliveries in the world. “The twinning rate in Africa is so high because of the high number of dizygotic twins—twins born from two separate eggs—born there,” explains Professor Christiaan Monden, from the University of Oxford, the study’s author.
“This is most likely to be due to genetic differences between the African population and other populations.”
Twinning rates in Europe, North America, and Oceanic countries have been increasing for the past few decades due to the rising popularity of medically assisted reproduction. Techniques like IVF, ICSI, artificial insemination, and ovarian stimulation increase the chance of multiple births. As does the increased use of contraception, lower fertility, and deciding to start families later in life.
However, now, there’s more emphasis on so-called ‘singleton pregnancies.’ According to Professor Monden, these are safer and reduce the chances of complications during pregnancy and during and after delivery.
The mom’s approach got mixed responses on the internet
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