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A Fall in the Rate of Multiple Births in Ibadan and Igbo Ora, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

A.O. Marinho ,
A.O. Ilesanmi ,
O.A. Ladele ,
O.H. Asuni ,
A. Omigbodun  and
C.O. Oyejide
A.O. Marinho*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
A.O. Ilesanmi
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
O.A. Ladele
Affiliation:
Adeoyo State Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
O.H. Asuni
Affiliation:
Jericho Maternity Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
A. Omigbodun
Affiliation:
University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
C.O. Oyejide
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Ibadan, Nigeria
*
P.M.B. 5213, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

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The twinning, triplet and quadruplet rates were found to be 23.8, 0.3 and 0.04 per thousand maternities, respectively in a survey of 71,773 maternities carried out in Ibadan and Igbo Ora, Nigeria. This represents a dramatic fall from the rates found in previous studies. The findings are discussed in the light of changing dietary habits.

Keywords

Twinning ratesDiet
Type
Short Note
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 35 , Issue 3-4 , October 1986 , pp. 201 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1986

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