Study Sheds Light On Risks Of Being A Second Twin

... A nine year study published on bmj.com has concluded that being a second born twin confers a small increased risk of suffering fatal complications during birth.For twins born preterm (before 36 weeks), there was no difference in overall death rates between the first and second. This is because the background rate of death is already high for both, due to the effects of prematurity. [click link for full article] ...