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Old 19-12-2008, 10:04 PM
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It was nearly twins

Hi,

That's a case of twin development gone wrong, called Vanishing Twin syndrome. It seems the incidence of twin conception, being about 1 in 8, is about 9 times as great as actual twin births, so it is common enough for Mother Nature to make a choice. There are implications for the survivor apparently.

I have twin boys, and every time we think of it we are thankful nothing went wrong.
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