Multiple Pregnancies
Twins, triplets, quadruplets… Expecting several babies simultaneously remains rare.
However, multiple pregnancies are more and more frequent.
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By: Caroline Paré Follow
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Twins, triplets, quadruplets… Expecting several babies simultaneously remains rare.
However, multiple pregnancies are more and more frequent.
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The twin birth rate in France has risen, according to INSEE, from 10.6 to 17% in the space of 50 years.
More risky for both the mother-to-be and the unborn children, they require increased control, more extensive ultrasounds and more frequent prenatal consultations.
What are the risks of having a multiple pregnancy?
How will this pregnancy be different?
Dr Claire Colmant,
Obstetrician gynecologist in the obstetrics and fetal medicine department at the
Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital
, head of the monochorionic pregnancy monitoring unit
Dr Madeleine Garba,
Obstetrician Gynecologist at Issaka Gazoby Maternity in Niamey, Niger.
Teacher at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Niamey.
Isabelle Sudre
, National Delegate to the
Federation twins and more
, mother of 4 boys, the last of which are twins.
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