quad•ru•plets: ( k w o d ' r o o - p l i t s ) 1. noun: any group or combination of four, 2. four offspring produced during a single pregnancy, a.k.a. "supertwins", 3. children of tired but very proud parents.
"Couples have a better chance of winning the lottery than of having quadruplets spontaniously." – Dr. Cambell, M.D.
Statistical Chances of Having...
• CONJOINED TWINS (2) 1 in 50-80,000
• NATURAL TRIPLETS (3) 1 in 8,100
(only about 30% of triplets are 'natural')• NATURAL QUADS (4) 1 in 729,000
(only about 6% of quads are 'natural')• NATURAL QUINTS (5) 1 in 55,000,000
*Natural = NO fertility treatment.
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE
WEBSITES
Multiple Birth Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs
Google Directory of Quadruplets & Multiples Websites
www.directory.google.com
Web Directory about Multiples
www.multiples.about.com
Health Info from Medline Plus
www.medlineplus.gov
DFW Everything Family Resources & Products
www.dfweverything.com
Dallas Mom's Group
www.momknowsbest.com
Medical Terms Dictionary Search from A-Z
www.medterms.com
Preemie Care
www.oreenuecare.org
Plano Area Mothers of Multiples
www.PAMOM.org
Support Center for Loss in Multiple Birth
www.climb-support.org
Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
www.mend.org
Aaron's Tracheostomy Page
www.tracheostomy.com
Mothers of Supertwins (MOST) Online Community
www.mostonline.org
BOOKS
The Premature Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know...
by William, Martha & Robert Sears
Having Twins And More
by Elizabeth Noble
When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads
by Barbara Like & Tamara Eberlein
Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery
by Elizabeth Stepp Gilbery & Judith Smith Harmon
Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care
by Gerald B. Merestein, M.D. & Sandra L. Gardner, R.N.
For definitions to medical terms used on this site, click here.
"HEADRICK HALF DOZEN"
On April 6, 2002, Sondra and Eldon Headrick of Rago, Kansas increased the town's population from 12 to 18. The community helps out this multiples mom and her husband to manage the diapers and chores. Six of everything! Everywhere! [ MORE ]
