In The Womb: Twins, Triplets, And Quads 子宮內日記多胞胎


In the Womb:

Multiples utilizes groundbreaking technology to take viewers into the extraordinary world of twins, triplets and quadruplets as they develop in utero.


由於大學通識課程老師曾經推薦過「子宮的生命」這部紀錄片,並在課堂上播放DVD給我們看,給我很深的震撼與印象,覺得生命是那麼活生生地、如此珍貴的!而不在是課本上枯燥乏味的細胞一再地分裂而已。

意外發現國家地理頻道將播出另一部子宮內日記的姊妹作,66個角度重新看世界:子宮內日記多胞胎,當然要準時收看!

片中揭開了多胞胎形成的神秘面紗,與一般人對多胞胎僅止於表面迷思有著深入說明,分成上下兩集,下集中更有雙胞胎、三胞胎與四胞胎的懷孕到生產過程的紀錄,詳盡地讓一般人瞭解多胞胎的繁殖奇蹟。

當然,如果妳錯過了這部精彩的影片,也可以購買DVD回來看喔!這絕對是值得一看再看的好片!


影片中解釋了多胞胎的形成方式:

‧同卵雙生(identical/)
‧異卵雙生(fraternal/)
‧同期懷孕(superfecundation/)
‧鏡像雙生(mirrior images)




下面是官方網站上的資料,一些關於多胞胎的小知識:


Facts


‧About 95 percent of all multiple births in the United States are twins.
美國95%以上的多胞胎是雙胞胎。

‧34 out of every 1,000 births in the United States are multiples.
在美國,每一千次分娩中有34對是多胞胎。

‧Between 1980 and 1998, the rate of triplets and higher order births in the United States increased by 400 percent. In recent years, this rate has been more stable.
在1980年與1998年,美國的三胞胎機率與高齡分娩增加了400%。近年,這項機率更穩定成長。

‧A woman has an estimated one in 64 million chance of conceiving identical quads.
懷同卵四胞胎的機率估計為六十四千萬分之一。

‧Women reaching the end of their reproductive years are more likely to have a multiple pregnancy.
進入生育力末期的女子懷多胞胎的可能性較大。

‧The window for an egg splitting to form identical twins is very short. If the egg doesn’t split into two separate but identical eggs within the first 14 days after conception, it never will.
如果卵子未在受精後的頭十四天內分裂,便再也不會分裂。

‧The record number of fetuses in a human womb at one time is 15.
人類的子宮內最高紀錄可一次容納15個胚胎。(但最多只有九個捱到出生)

‧It’s estimated that for every 400 sets of fraternal twins, one set is made up of twins who will have different fathers.
據估計,每四百對異卵雙胞胎中,就有一對擁有不同的父親。

‧At birth, single babies on average weigh more than twins.
出生時,單胞胎體重平均較雙胞胎重。

‧Some fetuses spend the first trimester of pregnancy with a companion that later disappears—a phenomenon called the “vanishing twin syndrome.”
有些胚胎在受孕後的頭三個月有其他胚胎陪伴,而在之後便消失,這個現象稱為「消失的雙胞胎症候群」。

‧Movements such as kicking, pushing, and what looks like kissing are all documented in twins.
雙胞胎的在子宮內的活動包括了踢、推與如同親吻的動作。

‧Interaction between twins may be beneficial, helping to accelerate their development.
在子宮內的互動對雙胞胎可能是有益的,能夠幫助彼此加速發育。

‧About half of twins are delivered by Caesarean section (or C-section).
雙胞胎中約有一半採剖腹產的方式分娩。



如果妳還知道更多關於多胞胎在子宮內成長時間流程,請點下面:

Time Line


另外,這篇揭開多胞胎子宮內的秘密 (媽媽寶寶)文章是國家地理頻道子宮內日記多胞胎的精華整理喔!沒有辦法看到DVD的人,也可以透過閱讀這篇文章獲得科學家長久以來的研究知識精華喔!


延伸閱讀

vanishing twin syndrome

多胞胎懷孕要注意些什麼?(台大醫院婦產部)

孕育多胞胎要注意什麼(媽媽寶寶 2008/07/01)


arrow
arrow
    全站熱搜

    agapanthus 發表在 痞客邦 留言(0) 人氣()