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What is 9 twins called?

Nonuplets A Simple Chart of Multiple Birth Terms Number of Babies Term Used 6 Sextuplets 7 Septuplets 8 Octuplets 9 Nonuplets 5 more rows •

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Number of Babies Term Used 1 Singleton 2 Twins 3 Triplets 4 Quadruplets (quads) 5 Quintuplets (quints) 6 Sextuplets 7 Septuplets 8 Octuplets 9 Nonuplets The prefixes for the numbers four through nine come from the Latin words for those numbers. "Single," "twin," and "triplet" come from Middle English.

Twin Statistics

According to the United States National Vital Statistics Report, there are approximately 33.4 sets of twins born for every 1,000 live births and 101.4 sets of triplets or more per 100,000 births. In other words, twins are a lot more common (they account for about 3% of all live births) than triplets or other so-called "super twins" (which account for about 0.1% of all live births).

Trends in High-Order Multiple Births

The rate of twin, triplet, and high-order births began to climb in the 1980s, especially among non-Hispanic white women age 25 and over, because of the use of fertility drugs and assisted reproduction techniques. While the rate of twin births increased by over 50%, the rate of triplet and higher-order multiples increased by over 400%. The rate peaked for triplets and higher multiples from 1998 to 2004 and has since been dropping, again in the same demographic group associated with the rise. This is due to a change in assisted reproduction treatments, especially the transfer of fewer embryos. The rates are still three times what they were in the early 1980s. Increasing rates of multiple births is a concern because the risks of mortality and long-term morbidity continue to be far higher for triplets and higher-order multiples than for singletons.

Multiple Birth Variations

Multiple births can occur naturally, surprising many parents-to-be, especially if they don't run in their family. They may also be a predicted possible outcome of efforts made to get pregnant.

Identical

Every month, a woman releases an egg from her ovary (ovulation), which can then be fertilized by a sperm to form an embryo and, eventually, a developing fetus. If one embryo happens to split into two or more embryos, identical twins (or more) may result. Due to the splitting of the embryo, identical twins share the same DNA. This is why they are always the same sex.

Fraternal

On the other hand, some women release more than one egg during ovulation; they "hyperovulate," so to speak. Experts are not quite sure why some women hyperovulate and others do not, but there is believed to be a genetic component to it. In addition, age plays a role, as women older than 35 are more likely to release more than one egg during each menstrual cycle. If a woman releases two or more eggs during ovulation, each may be fertilized by a different sperm, forming unique embryos. In this case, twins would be fraternal, not identical; they can be of different sexes or the same sex. Similarly, two (or more) embryos may be formed through assisted reproduction techniques and then transferred to the uterus. Interestingly, sometimes a combination of the above processes occur. For example, a woman could hyperovulate, releasing multiple eggs during the middle of her menstrual cycle. These eggs are each fertilized by a sperm, and then one or more of these embryo splits. In this instance, a woman could have multiple births (such as quadruplets) with two of the babies being fraternal twins and two being identical.

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What are 10 babies born called?

– Decuplets: a combination of 10 of a kind. In this case, babies! A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, besting a world record set just last month.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Decuplets: a combination of 10 of a kind. In this case, babies! A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, besting a world record set just last month. [TRENDING: Red-headed reptiles roam Fla. | Boy caught in roll-up gate dies | Aiden Fucci’s mom arrested in murder case] The Pretoria News reported that Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, gave birth by Caesarean section to 10 babies.

“It’s seven boys and three girls,” her husband said.

According to the report, Sithole, a mother of 6-year-old twins, said her pregnancy was natural and that she had not received fertility treatment, which has been linked to other multiple-baby births. If confirmed, Sithole’s delivery would make it the first known birth of decuplets. Guinness World Records told the New York Post that it has yet to verify the record. “Guinness World Records is aware of the news that Gosiame Thamara Sithole has given birth to decuplets, and we send our congratulations and best wishes to the family,” a spokesperson said. The current record is held by Halima Cisse, who gave birth to nine kids in Malia earlier this year.

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