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Momodou
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 Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 12:06:57
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Mothers of twins 'have heavier single babies'
By Jennifer Carpenter
Science reporter, BBC News
10 August 2011
Single babies born to mothers of twins tend to be heavier, report scientists.
 Non-identical twins develop from eggs fertilised by two separate sperm
The report in the journal Biology Letters is based on a 40-year data set collected in The Gambia.
Mothers with twins were found to give birth to heavier babies, but the study found a similar trend even among single babies born before twins.
Twin pregnancies are risky for both mothers and offspring, and the study suggests heavier, healthier single children may offset those risks.
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