Wednesday, January 11, 2012

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 24


Day Twenty-Four of Twinipedia: 
















Fact #24
Twins are typically born earlier than 40 weeks, with the average being around 36 weeks. Twins are more often considered full term at 38 weeks unlike non-twin pregnancies were 40 weeks is considered full term.




My fab. source of facts today is: http://baby.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Genetic_Research_of_Identical_Twins
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  1. Summer @ Banana Hammocks & TutusJanuary 13, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Wow, these facts are so neat! I didn't realize that 38 weeks was full term for a twin, but it makes sense.

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