Identical Triplets

About Identical Triplets

Identical triplets sometimes begin as quadruplet twins but one embryo dissolves or vanishes. VTS or Vanishing Twin Syndrome is more common than people actually realize. Some specialists believe that VTS occurs in 1 out of every 8 pregnancies. The cause is not really known but apparently the twin is aborted naturally early in pregnancy and is absorbed so it appears to have vanished.

Identical twins are very common and can happen to anyone. Twins are not hereditary, they do not run in a family. Why an egg splits is actually unknown and is referred to as a malfunction of normal development.

Multiple Births for United States as of 2006

Number of twin births: 137,085

Number of triplet births: 6,118

Number of quadruplet births: 355

Number of quintuplets and other higher order births: 67

Twin birth rate: 32.1 per 1,000 live births

Triplet or higher order birth rate: 153.3 per 100,000 live births

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