what is it called when a woman is pregnant with 6 babies?
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Multiple birth. ... The most common form of human multiple birth is twins (two babies), but cases of triplets (three), quadruplets (four), quintuplets (five), sextuplets (six), septuplets (seven), and octuplets (eight) have all been recorded with all siblings being born alive.
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Just a quickie - is the magical 6 months actually 6 calendar months, or is it 24 weeks, as everyone seems to thinmk of a 'month' as 4 weeks when they talk about babies and pregnancy. it is 26 weeks. In this instance six months is usually 26 weeks.
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It's normal for women to hang on to a few extra pounds after several pregnancies, and in most cases, it won't affect your health. Try to focus on the incredible things your body has done — it's created two children!
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Nine (9%) multiple pregnancies occurred in the PCOS group: seven sets of twins and two sets of triplets. In the control group, there were eight multiple pregnancies: seven sets of twins and one set of triplets. The odds ratio for multiple pregnancy in women with PCOS was 9.0 (95% CI 3.5–23).
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Preterm labor is diagnosed in a woman who is 20 to 37 weeks pregnant and has regular uterine contractions. This means about 6 or more contractions in 1 hour. Call your doctor if you have had regular contractions for an hour, even after you have had a glass of water and are resting.
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Counting from the first day of your LMP, pregnancy lasts: about 40 weeks, or. nine calendar months (30 or 31 days each), or. 10 lunar months (28 days each)
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That condition, called denied pregnancy, happens often. A few studies have estimated that one in 400 or 500 women are 20 weeks, or about 5 months, into their pregnancy before they realize they are with child. That's about the same as one woman on a commercial jet full of moms-to-be.
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All three babies share the same placenta and chorion. In separate amniotic sacs, or two or more babies can share an amniotic sac.
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A surgery called multifetal reduction lowers the number of fetuses and improves your chances for a healthy pregnancy. Also called fetal reduction or selective pregnancy reduction, it's a safe procedure, and chances of problems are small.
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But the phenomenon of a woman carrying a baby to term without knowing she is pregnant is more common than one might think; as Dollan found out after giving birth to Amelia, this is known as “cryptic pregnancy”.
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A female kangaroo is pregnant for 21 to 38 days, and she can give birth to up to four offspring at one time, though this is unusual.
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One study estimated a woman can have around 15 pregnancies in a lifetime. And depending on how many babies she births for each pregnancy, she'd probably have around 15-30 children. But the "most prolific mother ever," according to Guinness World Records, was Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev in 19th century Russia.
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When the doe gives birth, this is called kindling. The period of time between breeding and kindling is called the gestation period. She gives birth to a bunch of bunnies called kits. This bunch of bunnies is called a litter. When you take the young rabbits away from the mother, this is called weaning.
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Statistically, women who undergo IVF have multiple pregnancies (twins, triplets, or higher-order multiples) at a higher rate than women who conceived naturally: According to statistics published in 2013, around 40% of all IVF pregnancies in the US resulted in multiple births.
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By the time you're eight weeks pregnant, the baby is called a foetus, which means 'offspring'. The legs are lengthening and forming cartilage.
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Female pigs, called cows or sows, give birth to offspring twice a year to a litter of around 12 young. Baby pigs are called piglets.