multiple births
Siblings born together
Multiple births occur when a pregnancy produces more than one offspring at once.
Twins are the most common, followed by triplets, quadruplets, and rarer higher-order multiples.
Fertility treatments have increased the frequency of multiple births since the late twentieth century.
She was exhausted after carrying triplets to term.
Siblings born simultaneously
Male children of same parents
- sistersFemale kin or nuns
- kinshipState of being related
- bondBinding tie or connection
- nurseryRoom for infants
brood · litter · coevals · birth order · sibling rivalry · wombmates · littermates · sibling dynamics
Involving significant danger
- prenatal careMedical oversight for expectant mothers
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- preterm laborContractions before 37 weeks
bed rest · premature birth · NICU · fetal monitoring · amniocentesis · maternal health · placenta · selective reduction
Allele similarity degree
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- genesUnits of heredity
genotype · phenotype · alleles · inheritance · genetic variation · monozygotic · dizygotic · genomics
Laboratory-aided conception method
- fertility drugsMedications aiding reproduction
- assisted reproductionMedical conception methods
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
fertility clinic · reproductive technology · fertility treatment · hormone therapy · fertility specialist · egg donation · ovarian stimulation · implantation
Biological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- parentageFamily line origin
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- relativesThose connected by blood
procreation · childrearing · double stroller · family planning · childcare · feeding schedule · family size
twins
Siblings born simultaneously
brothers
Male children of same parents
nursery · brood · litter · coevals · birth order · sibling rivalry · wombmates · littermates · sibling dynamics · playmates
high-risk
Involving significant danger
- prenatal careMedical oversight for expectant mothers
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
preterm labor · bed rest · premature birth · NICU · fetal monitoring · amniocentesis · maternal health · placenta · selective reduction · cesarean
zygosity
Allele similarity degree
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
genes · genotype · phenotype · alleles · inheritance · genetic variation · monozygotic · dizygotic · genomics · epigenetics
IVF
Laboratory-aided conception method
- fertility drugsMedications aiding reproduction
- assisted reproductionMedical conception methods
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
embryo transfer · fertility clinic · reproductive technology · fertility treatment · hormone therapy · fertility specialist · egg donation · ovarian stimulation · implantation · conception
offspring
Biological descendants produced
relatives · procreation · childrearing · double stroller · family planning · childcare · feeding schedule · family size
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- embryologyembryo, zygote, embryology, blastocyst, embryogenesis
- natalitybirth rate, birthrate, fertility rate, natality, replacement rate
multiple, births, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets, multiple birth, octuplets, septuplets