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Alejandro
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Alejandro
Pronunciation
[aleˈxandɾo]
Gender
Male
Language(s)
Spanish
Origin
Meaning
Defender of Man
Other names
See also
Alejandra, Alexandra, Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alexandre
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.[1]
It may also refer to:
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt), a national park in Cuba
Alejandro Selkirk Island, an island in the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of South America
"Alejandro" (song), a song by Lady Gaga
People with the given name Alejandro[edit]
Alejandro Alvizuri, Peruvian backstroke swimmer
Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish director
Alejandro Arguello, Mexican footballer
Alejandro Avila, Mexican TV actor, not related to the murderer.
Alejandro Awada, Argentine actor
Alejandro Betts, Argentine historian
Alejandro Bermúdez, Colombian swimmer
Alejandro Bustillo, Argentine architect
Alejandro Carrión, Ecuadorian poet and novelist
Alejandro Casañas, Cuban hurdler
Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer
Alejandro Cercas, Spanish politician
Alejandro Chataing, Venezuelan architect
Alejandro Cichero, Venezuelan footballer
Alejandro Corichi, Mexican theoretical physicist
Alejandro Cortés, Colombian road cyclist
Alejandro Cruz, Puerto Rican athlete and politician
Alejandro Diz, Argentine volleyball player
Alejandro Doherty, Argentine field hockey player
Alejandro Dolina, Argentine broadcaster
Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Alejandro Escovedo, American singer-songwriter
Alejandro Falla, Colombian tennis player
Alejandro Felipe Paula, Netherlands Antilles politician and historian
Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer
Alejandro Freire, Venezuelan-American baseball player
Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director
Alejandro Walter González, Argentine road cyclist
Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean military
Alejandro Herrera (Heroes), fictional character in NBC's Heroes
Alejandro Herrera (athlete) (born 1958), Cuban athlete
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean actor and director
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, former Argentine President
Alejandro Lazo, Cuban-American dancer
Alejandro Lerner, Argentine musician
Alejandro Lerroux, Spanish politician
Alejandro González Malavé, Puerto Rican undercover police agent
Alejandro Martinez, Andorran punk rock guitarist and back-up singer in Anonymous
Alejandro Manzano, lead singer in Puerto Rican-American alternative rock band Boyce Avenue
Alejandro Meloño, Uruguayan footballer
Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan footballer
Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso, Spanish politician
Alejandro Naif, Palestinian footballer
Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver
Alejandro O'Reilly, Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana
Alejandro Orfila, Argentine diplomat
Alejandro Ortuoste, Filipino boxer
Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, president of the Korean Friendship Association
Alejandro Planchart, Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer
Alejandro Portes, Cuban-American sociologist
Alejandro Ramírez (chess player), Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess
Alejandro Ramírez Calderón, Colombian road cyclist
Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi, Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician
Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, Puerto Rican poet and writer
Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez, Mexican politician
Alejandro Rossi, Mexican writer
Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer
Alejandro Salazar, American footballer
Alejandro Sanz, Spanish pop musician
Alejandro Siqueiros, Mexican freestyle swimmer
Alejandro Severo, the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi, President of Guatemala
Alejandro Siri, Argentine field hockey player
Alejandro Sosa, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface
Alejandro Spajic, Argentine volleyball player
Alejandro de la Sota, Spanish architect
Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian politician, ex-president
Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentine auto racing driver
Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia, Mexican conductor
Alejandro Velasco Astete, Peruvian pilot
Alejandro Zaera, Spanish architect
Alejandro Zohn, Mexican architect
See also[edit]
All pages beginning with Alejandro
Alejandro Sniper Rifle
Alexandro
Alexandre (disambiguation)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Grégoire, L. (1874). Diccionario enciclopédico de historia, biografía, mitología y geografía (in Spanish). Garnier Hermanos. p. 42. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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Bye, Felicia
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This article is about the phrase originating from the 1995 film Friday. It is not to be confused with ByeFelicia.
Ice Cube (pictured in 2012), who starred in and co-wrote the script for the 1995 film Friday, in which the phrase originated
The phrase "Bye, Felicia" (actually spelled "Felisha" in the cast listing) came from a scene in the American stoner buddy crime comedy film Friday (1995). According to Ice Cube, who starred in the film and co-wrote its script, "Bye, Felicia" is "the phrase 'to get anyone out of your face'," and, as it was used in the Friday scene, is generally intended as a dismissive kiss-off.[1]
In popular culture[edit]
The saying gained popularity and continues to be used, even by people who have never seen the film. In 2009, it entered the lexicon of RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television series. However, People said "even that wouldn't necessarily account for the phrase extending beyond the cultures that would watch either Friday, Drag Race or both."[1] Furthermore, the magazine said of the phrase, "So when your square friend uses it, take a little bit of pleasure in knowing they're referencing a stoner comedy – or a drag reality show referencing a stoner comedy – even if they have no idea."[1]
In 2014, VH1 began airing a television show called Bye Felicia, and American R&B-pop singer Jordin Sparks released a mixtape titled #ByeFelicia.[1][2] According to Google Trends, the phrase reached its highest usage in mid-2015.[1]
On December 14, 2017, Robin Roberts, a host of ABC TV’s Good Morning America, used the phrase to conclude a segment about Omarosa Manigault Newman's departure from the Trump administration staff.[3]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Mackie, Drew (April 26, 2015). "Friday Hit Theaters 20 Years Ago – And Gave Us 'Bye, Felicia'". People. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
Jump up ^ Walker, John (November 25, 2014). "Jordin Sparks Has Two Words for Jason DeRulo On New Mixtape: 'Bye Felicia'". MTV. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
Jump up ^ "'GMA' host Robin Roberts on Omarosa's White House exit: 'Bye, Felicia'". USA Today. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
External links[edit]
The Eternal Appeal of "Bye, Felicia," 20 Years Later by Aisha Harris and Daniel Hubbard (April 24, 2015), Slate
Watch Ice Cube Tell Conan Why Everybody’s Saying 'Bye Felicia' by Sarah Begley (April 16, 2015), Time
Ice Cube is so proud of 'Bye Felicia' by Maeve McDermott (April 16, 2015), USA Today
'Bye Felicia' Actress, Angela Means Kaaya, Talks 20-Year Anniversary of 'Friday' by Brennan Williams (April 24, 2015), The Huffington Post
Hi, Felicia: Catching Up With ‘Friday’ Actress, Angela Means, 20 Years Later by Camille Augustin (April 24, 2015), Vibe
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Multiple birth
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Identical triplet brothers at graduation. Identical triplets are extremely rare.
A multiple birth is the culmination of one multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother delivers two or more offspring. A term most applicable to placental species, multiple births occur in most kinds of mammals, with varying frequencies. Such births are often named according to the number of offspring, as in twins and triplets. In non-humans, the whole group may also be referred to as a litter, and multiple births may be more common than single births. Multiple births in humans are the exception, and can be exceptionally rare in the largest mammals.
Each single fertilized egg (zygote) may produce a single embryo, or it may split into two or more embryos, each carrying the same genetic material. Fetuses resulting from different zygotes are called fraternal and share only 50% of their genetic material, as ordinary full siblings from separate births do. Fetuses resulting from the same zygote share 100% of their genetic material, and are hence called identical and are always of the same sex (except in cases of Turner syndrome).
A multiple pregnancy may be the result of the fertilization of a single egg that then splits to create identical fetuses, or it may be the result of the fertilization of multiple eggs that create fraternal fetuses, or it may be a combination of these two. A multiple pregnancy from a single zygote is called monozygotic, from two zygotes is called dizygotic, or from two or more zygotes is called polyzygotic.
Similarly, the siblings themselves from a multiple birth may be referred to as monozygotic if they are identical, or as polyzygotic if they are fraternal.
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1 Terminology
2 Human multiple births
2.1 Twins
2.2 Triplets
2.3 Quadruplets
2.4 Quintuplets
2.5 Sextuplets
2.6 Very high-order multiple births
3 Causes and frequency
4 Risks
4.1 Premature birth and low birth weight
4.2 Cerebral palsy
4.3 Incomplete separation
4.4 Mortality rate (stillbirth)
4.5 Prevention in IVF
5 Management
5.1 Selective reduction
5.2 Care in pregnancy
5.3 Nutrition
5.4 Cesarean section or vaginal delivery
5.5 Neonatal intensive care
6 Society and culture
6.1 Insurance coverage
6.2 Cultural aspects
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Terminology[edit]
Fraternal twins at two weeks old. The technical term for "fraternal" is "polyzygotic".
Fraternal twin sisters taking a nap. Nonidentical twins, the most common kind of multiple birth among humans, occur in about 1 out of every 80 pregnancies.
Terms used for multiple births or the genetic relationships of their offspring:
Monozygotic – multiple (typically two) fetuses produced by the splitting of a single zygote
Dizygotic – multiple (typically two) fetuses produced by two zygotes
Trizygotic – three or more fetuses produced by three zygotes
Polyzygotic – multiple fetuses produced by two or more zygotes
Terms used for the number of offspring in a multiple birth:
Two offspring - twins
Three offspring - triplets
Four offspring - quadruplets
Five offspring - quintuplets
Six offspring - sextuplets
Seven offspring - septuplets
Eight offspring - octuplets
Nine offspring - nonuplets
Ten offspring - decuplets
See List of Multiple Births
Human multiple births[edit]
In humans, the average length of pregnancy (two weeks fewer than gestation) is 38 weeks with a single fetus. This average decreases for each additional fetus: to thirty-six weeks for twin births, thirty-two weeks for triplets, and thirty weeks for quadruplets. With the decreasing gestation time, the risks from immaturity at birth and subsequent viability increase with the size of the sibling group. Only as of the twentieth century have more than four all survived infancy.
Recent history has also seen increasing numbers of multiple births. In the United States, it has been estimated that by 2011, 36% of twin births and 78% of triplet and higher-order births resulted from conception by assisted reproductive technology.[1]
Twins[edit]
Main article: Twin
Twins are by far the most common form of multiple births in humans. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report more than 132,000 sets of twins out of 3.9 million births of all kinds each year, about 3.4%, or 1 in 30.[2]
Triplets[edit]
Identical triplets like these three sisters occur when a single fertilized egg splits in two and then one of the resulting two eggs splits again.
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Monoamniotic triplets as seen on ultrasound[3]
Identical triplets come from a monozygotic pregnancy, three fetuses from one egg. The most common set, strictly fraternal triplets, comes from a polyzygotic pregnancy of three eggs. Between these types, triplets that include an identical (monozygotic) pair of siblings plus a fraternal sibling are the result of a dizygotic pregnancy, where one zygote divides into two fetuses and the other doesn't.
Triplets are far less common than twins, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for only about 4300 sets in 3.9 million births, just a little more than 0.1%, or 1 in 1000.[2] According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, only about 10% of these are identical triplets: about 1 in ten thousand.[2] Nevertheless, only 4 sets of identical triplets were reported in the U.S. during 2015, about one in a million.[2] According to Victor Khouzami, Chairman of Obstetrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, "No one really knows the incidence".[2]
Identical triplets or quadruplets are very rare and result when the original fertilized egg splits and then one of the resultant cells splits again (for triplets) or, even more rarely, a further split occurs (for quadruplets). The odds of having identical triplets is unclear. News articles and other non-scientific organizations give odds from one in 60,000 to one in 200 million pregnancies.[2][4][5][6][7][8]
Quadruplets[edit]
Quadruplets are much rarer than twins or triplets. As of 2007, there were approximately 3500 sets recorded worldwide. Quadruplet births are becoming increasingly common due to fertility treatments. There are around 70 sets of all-identical quadruplets worldwide. Many sets of quadruplets contain a mixture of identical and fraternal siblings, such as three identical and one fraternal, two identical and two fraternal, or two pairs of identicals. One famous set of identical quadruplets was the Genain quadruplets, all of whom developed schizophrenia. Quadruplets are sometimes referred to as "quads" in Britain.[9]
Quintuplets[edit]
The Canadian Dionne sisters, seen in this 1947 photograph, were the first quintuplets known to survive infancy.
Quintuplets occur naturally in 1 in 55,000,000 births.[10] The first quintuplets known to survive infancy were the all-female Canadian Dionne Quintuplets, born in 1934. Quintuplets are sometimes referred to as "quins" in the UK and "quints" in North America.[11]
Sextuplets[edit]
Born in Liverpool, England on 18 November 1983, the Walton sextuplets were the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, and the world's fourth known set of surviving sextuplets. Another well-known set of sextuplets is the Gosselin sextuplets, born May 10, 2004 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.[12] Reality television shows called Jon & Kate Plus 8 and later Kate Plus 8 have chronicled the lives of these sextuplets.
Very high-order multiple births[edit]
In 1997, the McCaughey septuplets were born in Carlisle, Iowa. Multiple births of as many as eight babies have been born alive, the first set on record to the Chukwu family in Texas in 1998; one died and seven survived. In 2009, a second set, the Suleman octuplets, were born in Bellflower, California.[13][14] The most recent report that all were still alive shortly before their fifth birthday.[15]
There have been a few sets of nonuplets (nine) in which a few babies were born alive, though none lived longer than a few days. There have been cases of human pregnancies that started out with ten, eleven, twelve or fifteen fetuses, but no instances of live births. The pregnancies of the 10, 11 and 15 fetuses have all resulted from fertility medications and assisted reproductive technology (ART). However, there has been one documented case when 12 fetuses were conceived naturally.[16][not in citation given]
Causes and frequency[edit]
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The frequency of N multiple births from natural pregnancies has been given as approximately 1:89N-1 (Hellin's law) and as about 1:80N-1.[17] This gives:
1:89 (= 1.1%) or 1:80 (= 1.25%) for twins
1:892 (= 1:7921, about 0.013%) or 1:802 (= 1:6400) for triplets
1:893 (= approx. 0.000142%, less than 1:700,000) or 1:803 for quadruplets
North American dizygotic twinning occurs about once in 83 conceptions, and triplets about once in 8000 conceptions. US figures for 2010 were:[18][19]
Twins, 132,562, 3.31%
Triplets, 5,503, 0.14%
Quadruplets, 313, 0.0078%
Quintuplets and more, 37, 0.00092%
Human multiple births can occur either naturally (the woman ovulates multiple eggs or the fertilized egg splits into two) or as the result of infertility treatments such as IVF (several embryos are often transferred to compensate for lower quality) or fertility drugs (which can cause multiple eggs to mature in one ovulatory cycle).
For reasons that are not yet known, the older a woman is, the more likely she is to have a multiple birth naturally. It is theorized that this is due to the higher level of follicle-stimulating hormone that older women sometimes have as their ovaries respond more slowly to FSH stimulation.[20]
The number of multiple births has increased over the last decade. For example, in Canada between 1979 and 1999, the number of multiple birth babies increased 35%. Before the advent of ovulation-stimulating drugs, triplets were quite rare (approximately 1 in 8000 births) and higher-order births much rarer still.[citation needed] Much of the increase can probably be attributed to the impact of fertility treatments, such as in-vitro fertilization. Younger patients who undergo treatment with fertility medication containing artificial FSH, followed by intrauterine insemination, are particularly at risk for multiple births of higher order.
The Gosselin sextuplets with their parents and sisters, cover of KoreAm, May 2008
Certain factors appear to increase the likelihood that a woman will naturally conceive multiples. These include:
mother's age: women over 35 are more likely to have multiples than younger women[21]
mother's use of fertility drugs: approximately 35% of pregnancies arising through the use of fertility treatments such as IVF involve more than one child
The increasing use of fertility drugs and consequent increased rate of multiple births has made the phenomenon of multiples more frequent and hence more visible. In 2004 the birth of sextuplets, six children, to Pennsylvania couple Kate and Jon Gosselin helped them to launch their television series, originally Jon & Kate Plus 8 and (following their divorce) Kate Plus 8, which became the highest-rated show on the TLC network.
Risks[edit]
Premature birth and low birth weight[edit]
Babies born from multiple-birth pregnancies are much more likely to result in premature birth than those from single pregnancies. 51% of twins and 91% of triplets are born preterm, compared to 9.4% in singletons.[22] 14% of twins and 41% of triplets are even born very preterm, compared to 1.7% in singletons.[22]
At present, there is no way to stop twins being born early.[23] In women with single pregnancies drugs called betamimetics can relax the muscles of the uterus and delay birth.[24] Giving betamimetics can give more time to give steroids, for the baby’s lung development, or to transfer the mother to a hospital with a special care unit.[24]
However, there is not enough evidence to say whether or not women with twin pregnancies should be given oral betamimetics to reduce the risk of preterm birth.[23] In some studies betamimetics have reduced the rate of preterm labour in twin pregnancies however the studies are too small to draw any solid conclusions.[23] Likewise, putting a stitch in the neck of the womb (a cervical suture) to prevent premature birth has not been shown to work in women carrying more than one baby due to the small sample sizes in the studies.[25]
The preterm births also result in multiples tending to have a lower birth weight compared to singletons.
Some evidence[who?] indicates that only 1.10% of singletons are born with a very low birth weight and 10.12% twins and 31.88% triplets were found to be born with very low birth weight. This study[who?] was conducted by looking at the statistics from the U.S. Natality Files (5).
Among the exceptions are the Kupresak triplets of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; their combined weight at birth in 2008, of 17 lbs, 2.7 ounces, set a world record.[26]
Cerebral palsy[edit]
Cerebral palsy is more common among multiple births than single births, being 2.3 per 1,000 survivors in singletons, 13 in twins, and 45 in triplets in North West England.[27] This is likely a side effect of premature birth and low birth weight.
Incomplete separation[edit]
Further information: Twin § Degree of separation
Multiples may be monochorionic, sharing the same chorion, with resultant risk of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Monochorionic multiples may even be monoamniotic, sharing the same amniotic sac, resulting in risk of umbilical cord compression and nuchal cord. In very rare cases, there may be conjoined twins, possibly impairing function of internal organs.
Mortality rate (stillbirth)[edit]
Multiples are also known to have a higher mortality rate. It is more common for multiple births to be stillborn, while for singletons the risk is not as high. A literary review on multiple pregnancies shows a study done on one set each of septuplets and octuplets, two sets of sextuplets, 8 sets of quintuplets, 17 sets of quadruplets, and 228 sets of triplets. By doing this study, Hammond found that the mean gestational age (how many weeks when birthed) at birth was 33.4 weeks for triplets and 31 weeks for quadruplets. This shows that stillbirth happens usually 3–5 weeks before the woman reaches full term and also that for sextuplets or higher it almost always ends in death of the fetuses.[28] Though multiples are at a greater risk of being stillborn, there is inconclusive evidence whether the actual mortality rate is higher in multiples than in singletons.
Prevention in IVF[edit]
Today many multiple pregnancies are the result of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). In a study in 1997 of 2,173 embryo transfers performed as part of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), 34% were successfully delivered pregnancies.[29] The overall multiple pregnancy rate was 31.3% (24.7% twins, 5.8% triplets, and .08% quadruplets).[29] Because IVFs are producing more multiples, a number of efforts are being made to reduce the risk of multiple births- specifically triplets or more. Medical practitioners are doing this by limiting the number of embryos per embryo transfer to one or two. That way, the risks for the mother and fetuses are decreased.
The appropriate number of embryos to be transferred depends on the age of the woman, whether it is the first, second or third full IVF cycle attempt and whether there are top-quality embryos available. According to a guideline from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2013, the number of embryos transferred in a cycle should be chosen as in following table:[30]
Age
Attempt no.
Embryos transferred
<37 years 1st 1
2nd 1 if top-quality
3rd No more than 2
37–39 years 1st & 2nd 1 if top-quality
2 if not top-quality
3rd No more than 2
40–42 years 2
Also, it is recommended to use single embryo transfer in all situations if a top-quality blastocyst is available.[30]
Management[edit]
Bed rest has not been found to change outcomes and therefore is not generally recommended outside of a research study.[31]
Selective reduction[edit]
Main article: Selective reduction
Selective reduction is the termination of one or more, but not all, of the fetuses in a multiple pregnancy. This is often done in pregnancies with multiple gestations to increase the likelihood that one child may live a healthy life. Armour[32] reported a loss rate of 5.4% in a review of 1,000 cases of selective reduction. Fifteen percent of the losses occurred within 4 weeks of the procedures and more than 50% occurred after 8 weeks. This suggests that the reduction was successful at reducing the embryos from multiple gestations to single.
Though selective reduction seems to be effective, mothers of multiples who undergo this procedure are at a higher risk of miscarrying compared to that of an unreduced multiple pregnancy. A study done by looking at 158 pregnant women who underwent selective reduction from higher order multiples to twins showed that the mother had a 10.6% chance of miscarriage. Mothers of twin pregnancies without reduction only had a 9.5% chance of miscarriage. A study by Antsaklis[33] showed a small increase in mortality for reduced twin pregnancies versus unreduced twin pregnancies.
However, there is a lack of good quality research on the risks and benefits of selective reduction procedures.[34] Many parents often find the suggestion of selective termination upsetting particularly if the pregnancy is a result of IVF or they have had difficulty getting pregnant in the past. Background, religious or personal beliefs can all play a part in effecting whether parents want to go through with the procedure and could be the reason why research in this area is scarce.[34]
Competition among fertility clinics does not appear to increase rates of multiple births from fertility treatment by promoting more aggressive embryo transfer decisions.[35]
Care in pregnancy[edit]
Women with a multiple pregnancy are usually seen more regularly by midwives or doctors than those with singleton pregnancies because of the higher risks of complications.[36] However, there is currently no evidence to suggest that specialised antenatal services produce better outcomes for mother or babies than ‘normal’ antenatal care. [37]
Nutrition[edit]
As preterm birth is such a risk for women with multiple pregnancies, it has been suggested that these women should be encouraged to follow a high-calorie diet to increase the birth weights of the babies. Evidence around this subject is not yet good enough to advise women to do this because the long term effects of the high-calorie diets on the mother are not known.[38]
Cesarean section or vaginal delivery[edit]
A study in 2013 involving 106 participating centers in 25 countries came to the conclusion that, in a twin pregnancy of a gestational age between 32 weeks 0 days and 38 weeks 6 days, and the first twin is in cephalic presentation, planned Cesarean section does not significantly decrease or increase the risk of fetal or neonatal death or serious neonatal disability, as compared with planned vaginal delivery.[39] In this study, 44% of the women planned for vaginal delivery still ended up having Cesarean section for unplanned reasons such as pregnancy complications. In comparison, it has been estimated that 75% of twin pregnancies in the United States were delivered by Cesarean section in 2008.[40] Also in comparison, the rate of Cesarean section for all pregnancies in the general population varies between 40% and 14%.[41]
Fetal position (the way the babies are lying in the womb) usually determines if they are delivered by caesarean section or vaginally. A review of good quality research on this subject found that if the twin that will be born first (i.e. is lowest in the womb) is head down there is no good evidence that caesarean section will be safer than a vaginal birth for the mother or babies.[42]
Monoamniotic twins (twins that form after the splitting of a fertilised egg and share the same amniotic fluid sac) are at more risk of complications than twins that have their own sacs. There is also insufficient evidence around whether to deliver the babies early by caesarean section or to wait for labour to start naturally while running checks on the babies’ wellbeing.[43] The birth of this type of twins should therefore be decided with the mother and her family and should take into account the need for good neonatal care services.[44]
Cesarean delivery is needed when first twin is in non cephalic presentation or when it is a monoamniotic twin pregnancy.
Neonatal intensive care[edit]
Multiple-birth infants are usually admitted to neonatal intensive care immediately after being born. The records for all the triplet pregnancies managed and delivered from 1992-1996 were looked over to see what the neonatal statistics were. Kaufman[45] found from reviewing these files that during a five-year period, 55 triplet pregnancies, which is 165 babies, were delivered. Of the 165 babies 149 were admitted to neonatal intensive care after the delivery.
Society and culture[edit]
A women bearing 9 or 11 children, Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon, 1557, by Conrad Lycosthenes
Insurance coverage[edit]
A study by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that, in 2011, pregnant women covered by private insurance in the United States were older and more likely to have multiple gestation than women covered by Medicaid.[46]
Cultural aspects[edit]
Certain cultures consider multiple births a portent of either good or evil.[47]
Mayan culture saw twins as a blessing, and was fascinated by the idea of two bodies looking alike. The Mayans used to believe that twins were one soul that had fragmented.[citation needed]
In Ancient Rome, the legend of the twin brothers who founded the city (Romulus and Remus) made the birth of twin boys a blessing, while twin girls were seen as an unlucky burden, since both would have to be provided with an expensive dowry at about the same time.
Beatrix with her seven swan-children, in the Knight of the Swan romance (Talbot Shrewsbury Book)
In Greek mythology, fraternal twins Castor and Polydeuces, and Heracles and Iphicles, are sons of two different fathers. One of the twins (Polydeuces, Heracles) is the illegitimate son of the god Zeus; his brother is the son of their mother's mortal husband. A similar pair of twin sisters are Helen (of Troy) and Clytemnestra (who are also sisters of Castor and Polydeuces). The theme occurs in other mythologies as well, and is called superfecundation.
In certain medieval European chivalric romances, such as Marie de France's Le Fresne, a woman cites a multiple birth (often to a lower-class woman) as proof of adultery on her part; while this may reflect a widespread belief, it is invariably treated as malicious slander, to be justly punished by the accuser having a multiple birth of her own, and the events of the romance are triggered by her attempt to hide one or more of the children.[48] A similar effect occurs in the Knight of the Swan romance, in the Beatrix variants of the Swan-Children; her taunt is punished by giving birth to seven children at once, and her wicked mother-in-law returns her taunt before exposing the children.[49]
See also[edit]
Biological reproduction
Conjoined twins
The Loud House a 2016 animated series, the character Rita Loud was the mother of eleven children.
Half a Dozen Babies a 1999 drama film, about the 1993 born Dilley sextuplets.
List of multiple births
List of twins
Only child
Superfecundation (multiple pregnancy resulting from separate sexual intercourses)
Twin
Feodor Vassilyev
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