twin
Let an agent explain types of twins and how they arise, describe twin pregnancy care in general terms, support families of twins, and describe twin research and cultural significance.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain types of twins and how they arise, describe twin pregnancy care in general terms, support families of twins, and describe twin research and cultural significance.
One of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy, either identical twins from a single fertilised egg that splits or fraternal twins from two separate eggs, with rarer forms such as conjoined, parasitic and vanishing twins; twins are studied in genetics and psychology, raise particular questions in pregnancy care and family life, and feature widely in culture.
What it is for: Two children from one pregnancy.
It can be explain identical and fraternal twins; describe twin pregnancy and birth in general terms; support families and twins themselves; explain twin studies.
Distinguishing features
Multiple birth of two
Monozygotic or dizygotic
Shared or separate placentas
Special care needs
What it looks like
Two siblings born of the same pregnancy, similar in appearance if identical.
How it is recognised
Same pregnancy
Identical or fraternal
Triplets and higher are other multiple births
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - family relation
is related to - context
is related to - twin studies
In practice
Families and kinds
identical (monozygotic) twins
fraternal (dizygotic) twins
conjoined twins
parasitic and vestigial twins
twinless twins after loss
Standards and regulation
Clinical guidelines on multiple pregnancy
Birth registration rules
Research ethics for twin studies
Failure modes and hazards
Complications of twin pregnancy
Assumptions about identical twins being the same
Agents giving medical advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Types Kinds of twins.
Biology.
Kinds
Identical and fraternal.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How do identical and fraternal twins arise, and what determines whether they share a placenta? definition
- What are conjoined, parasitic and vanishing twins? definition
Zygosity
Determining zygosity.
Zygosity
Zygosity.
- How is zygosity determined, and why can it be unclear at birth? provenance
- Can identical twins differ genetically? provenance
Pregnancy Twin pregnancy and birth.
General information.
Care
Antenatal care.
Care
Antenatal care.
- How is a twin pregnancy monitored, and what risks are documented, according to guidelines? provenance
- Is the user seeking advice on their own pregnancy, which needs a clinician? boundary
Birth
Birth.
Birth
Birth.
- What do guidelines say about timing and mode of twin birth? provenance
- Is there an emergency now? boundary
Family Raising twins.
Support.
Parenting
Parenting twins.
Parenting
Parenting.
- What practical guidance and support exist for families with twins? provenance
- Which organisations help? provenance
Identity
Twin identity.
Identity
Identity.
- How can twins be supported as individuals, according to psychologists and twins themselves? provenance
- What support exists for twinless twins? provenance
Science Twin studies and culture.
Context.
Studies
Twin studies.
Studies
Twin studies.
- How are twin studies used to estimate heritability, and what are their limits? provenance
- Which registries exist? provenance
Culture
Twins in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are twins treated in mythology, culture and different societies? provenance
- How common are twin births, according to statistics? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should conjoined twins be a separate entry?
- How should clinical guidelines be linked?
- How should twin organisations be localised?