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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Multiple Birth Delivery. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 5 Fascinating Facts About Twins. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Multiple Pregnancy. | Jan 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Revisiting sources of left-handedness in multiple-birth individuals. | Jul 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Ethical Aspects of Multiple Pregnancy (PDF). | Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Multiple Birth Delivery. | Dec 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Twins and Super-Twins. | Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Multiple birth. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nemours KidsHealth For Parents - Preparing for Multiple Births. | Oct 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Multiple Birth Delivery. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Baylor College of Medicine - Healthcare: Obstetrics and Gynecology - Multiple Pregnancy. | Jul 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - All About Twins, Triplets, and More. | Jan 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Expecting Twins or Triplets. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manual Consumer Version - Multiple Pregnancy. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Mar 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Overview of Multiple Pregnancy. | Dec 18, 2019 | ||
| Added information on twin birth rates in the United States. | Oct 04, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMd - Multiple Pregnancy. | Apr 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Twins, Triplets and Multiple Births. | Apr 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Multiple Pregnancy. | Apr 27, 2014 | ||
| Updated to include information on the twin birth rate in the United States in the first decade of the 21st century and to mention the twinning rate among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. | Jan 05, 2010 | ||
| Added a photo of previously conjoined twins and art showing the placental development of identical and fraternal twins. | Jan 05, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Emedicine - Multiple Births. | Dec 05, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Queensland Institute of Medical Research - Multiple births. | Dec 05, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Multiple births. | Dec 05, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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