On Mother's Day May 11th 2014:
An Ohio woman was able to hold her 'mono mono' twins for the first times after giving birth.
See story: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/05/12/ohio-mother-gives-birth-to-rare-mono-mono-twins/
What are 'mono mono' twins
image by: babymed.com
Per Wikipedia: Monoamniotic twins are twins that share the same amniotic sac within their mother's uterus.
'mono mono' twins are always identical and the term 'mono mono' comes from the term Monoamniotic-Monochorionic.
Monoamniotic twins are developed when an embryo does not split until after formation of the amniotic sac, around 9 days after fertilization.
The 2 Different Types of Twins:
1) Dizygotic twins (fraternal/non-identical) are twins from two different eggs and two different sperms. Monozygotic twins which split from one egg and one sperm after fertilization:
See more at: http://www.babymed.com/monozygotic-monoamniotic-monochorionic-mono-mono-dizygotic-dichorionic-twins
2) Monozygotic twins (maternal/identical) are twins which split from one egg and one sperm after fertilization.
See more at: http://www.babymed.com/monozygotic-monoamniotic-monochorionic-mono-mono-dizygotic-dichorionic-twins
Happy Mother's Day
To all the mother's in the world and to the middle school teacher from Ohio that got an extra special Mother's Day gift of "mono mono" twin girls... Jenna and Jillian who were holding hands. Their mom said, "It's definitely, truly a miracle."
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