Avoid coitus after the fourth month, as chances of abortion are very high during this time.ģ. Take adequate rest at home from the fifth month of pregnancy to prevent pre-term labour.Ģ. This could make them more susceptible to many long-term health problems.ġ. They also face more complications at birth. Twin babies are more fragile and are often born premature. Chances of pre-term delivery, caesarean section and difficult labour also increase. In the case of mothers, the physical difficulties such as stretching of skin, swelling of legs, gastric effect, acidity, morning sickness and back pain are aggravated. Twin pregnancy is not only difficult for the mother but also puts the babies at risk, both before and after their birth. But no one has told us the reason behind it.” His wife Remabhai, a biology teacher, adds, “Many people have come here to do research. “Twins haven’t been born in mine or my wife’s family for three generations. The tendency is more familial particularly from the maternal side twinning is more common in older and multiparous women.”īhaskaran finds it hard to believe that genes have anything to do with the birth of his twins. But the biological aspect is explained as this: “Genetic predisposition is seen to some extent in monozygotic twins (derived from a single ovum, and therefore identical) as compared to dizygotic twins (derived from two separate ova, and therefore aren’t identical). The research on the relation between geography and twin births is yet to give solid answers. Apart from Kodinhi, the village of Cândido Godói in Brazil and the town of Igbo-Ora in Oyo, Nigeria, too, are well-known for the heavy concentration of twins in its population. While it is a fact that genes play a role in the conception of twins, speculations about the role of geography in the birth of twins continue. Bhaskaran adds that one family was expecting a third set of twins but it ended in natural abortion. The village also has six families with double sets of twins and two families with triplets. The pride in his voice is tangible as he goes on to say, “I have twin boys too. The oldest pair is 75 years old,” says Bhaskaran Pullani, a civil contractor and the chairman of Twins and Kins Association, Kodinhi. While Malappuram’s already famous for its teakwood plantations and ancient temples, a chance observation about the number of fellow twins in their classroom by two students - Sameera and Femeena -brought the spotlight on the twin boom in Kodinhi. The place approximately has 600 pairs of twins. For example, Kodinhi (Malappuram), a village in Kerala has almost 500 twins,” says Dr Alka Kumar, consultant gyneacologist, SL Raheja Fortis, Mahim. However, the chances are seen among women who have been pregnant with twins in the past. How common is this phenomenon? “The exact incidence of repeat twin pregnancy is not known. The occurrence is just as much fascinating as it is intriguing. They are already parents to five-year-old twin boys, Winston and Viraaj.

Two weeks ago, former beauty queen Celina Jaitly announced that she and husband Peter Haag are expecting twins.

Tennis champion Roger Federer and wife Mirka are parents to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, and twin boys, Leo and Lennart.(Matthew Ashton, Philip Ramey) Roger and wife Mirka Federer, welcomed their twin boys, Leo and Lennart, almost five years after their twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, were born. In May 2014, Roger Federer made news, not for another tennis record, but because he became the father of twins for the second time.

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