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The death of an identical twin in the womb may be caused by developmental or genetic defects in both members of the twin pair, but one twin fares rather better than the other and makes it to birth alive, as a womb twin survivor. The death of a fraternal womb twin in the womb may be caused by developmental anomalies/genetic defects in the womb twin while the womb twin survivor is developing normally and does not share the same genes. After one womb twin dies later in the pregnancy and there is one placenta, or the two placentas have fused, there is a risk of twin embolisation syndrome in the womb twin survivor, which can cause brain damage to the survivor if delivery is delayed. To avoid this risk, the premature birth of the survivor is considered an appropriate solution. In short, there is a slight possibility of damage to the survivor, but the loss of a womb twin is very common, affecting at least 10% of pregnancies, while the birth of a child with defects is relatively rare.
Yes, that is very common.
yes. It has been know to happen. One twin doesn't thrive and ends up dieing in the womb.
no he didnt
Tia and Tamera Mowry are twin sisters. They met in the womb.
It is very common for such people (known as "womb twin survivors" ) to have a lifelong feeling of being a twin, or searching for a twin, even when there is no medical evidence at all that a twin ever existed. There is a lots more to this, too much to say here. A whole project about the psychological effects of losing a twin before or around birth can be found.
This is a psychological question rather than a pregnancy one. My husband is an identical twin, and we have fraternal twin son/daughter. when asked what it is like being a twin they can't say, any more than I can say what it is like to be a singleton. Elvis Presley was a twin, his twin died at birth.
Even though identical twins share the same genetic makeup, their fingerprints are formed by the unique interactions between genetic factors and the environment in the womb. The positioning and movement of the developing fetus within the womb can result in differences in the pressure and patterns of skin ridges, leading to distinct fingerprints for each twin.
No, one twin cannot consume the other. Twins share a common blood supply in the womb, so one twin consuming the other is not possible.
In humans the answer is absolutely not, although some weird things can happen like conjoined twins, or one twin dying early on and the other growing and absorbing it, however eating does not happen. Food for babies in the womb is supplied directly from the mother to the child via the umbilical cord, therefore the fetus has no requirement to eat as you and I do. Interesting fact some species of shark do indeed have young that eat their smaller, weaker siblings while still in the womb. Cool, huh?
This is possible... Have your doctor test for Chimerism in the parents. One of the parents could have two sets of chromosomes (they "absorbed" their twin in the womb).