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Victorian Statistics
Here we bring you some statistics  regarding the incidences of multiple births in the state of Victoria, current to 2010. Although the data  is a little out of date, and showing one state only, it is nevertheless a good  summary of multiple birth occurances, maternal age, length of gestation  (pregnancy) and more. As more information comes to hand, we’ll update it.  
For  more Victorian Statistics please click here  


Famous Twins
Society is fascinated by twins – and so are we (obviously!). Here’s some information on some of our favourite twins with links to fame. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed researching them! 
Click here for Famous Twins


Interesting Facts About Multiples

 Did you know.... 

•  That  multiple births of 3 or more are called Higher Order Multiples (HOMs)? 

•  Two babies sharing a womb simultaneously are known as twins, 3 at once are known as  triplets, 4 at once are known as quadruplets, 5 at once are known as quintuplets, 6 are known as sextuplets, 7 are known as septuplets and 8 at once are known as octuplets 

•  Due to the  increased physical demand on a woman carrying more than one baby, all multiple  pregnancies are classified as High Risk Pregnancies and require more frequent  hospital visits as well as more ultrasounds.

•  The  Centrelink definition of multiple birth includes 3 or more but excludes twins

•  The  "secret language of twins" is known as ideoglossia and is thought to  be a mispronunciation of the children's native tongue which the children do not  correct because their co-twin is capable of understanding them.

•  Twins (both  identical and fraternal) play an important role in scientific research into  genetics, personality and general development. You can sign up to help with  this research by visiting the Australian Twin Registry

•  Identical  twins are the result of one egg and one sperm and are created when the egg splits  after fertilisation. Identicals are always the same gender; i.e. Boy/Boy or  Girl/Girl - identical twins cannot be Boy/Girl pairs.

•  Fraternal  twins are the result of 2 separate eggs and 2 separate sperms and may actually  be conceived on separate occasions. Fraternal twins can be any combination of  Boy/Girl, Boy/Boy or Girl/Girl

•  Triplets  can be all identical or a combination of 2 fraternal + 1 identical embryo  meaning that it is possible to have triplets that either all  look the same or 2  of the children look the same while the third triplet simply looks similar to  his/her siblings

•  The  incidence of multiple births worldwide is growing and is thought to be a result  of both fertility treatments and an aging population. As women age, they start  to release more eggs each month which results in an increased chance of  fraternal twinning.

•  While  fraternal multiples are thought to run in the family, the occurrence of  identical multiples has yet to be explained.

 

To check if your suburb is covered by DVMBA visit the AMBA Website and enter your postcode into their club finder.



 

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