By the time I had entered the data and sent for analysis 500 questionnaires completed by womb twin survivors who visited the site, after years of research I had accumulated a comprehensive list of the sign or symptoms that are associated with a twin pregnancy. The same list is the first part of the questionnaire.
I had used this same list in 2007 as a hand out at the ICTS conference in June 2007. It was greeted with mild surprise and lukewarm support, but it was very good to have been there!
[The list of indications is available as a free download here]
When a twin dies before birth, the sole survivor needs help and understanding. Womb twin survivors are the sole survivors of a twin or multiple pregnancy. This group, 1 in 10 of the population, includes survivors of a stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion and a "vanishing twin" pregnancy. It is a story of a twin bond broken by death, leaving a lonely survivor.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Where next?
As the anthology is nearing completion and, barring some insuperable problem, will be published on June 17th; as the conference is now (almost!) fully booked and there are just a few more things to arrange; I ask myself - where next?
The idea that is uppermost in my mind is to spread these ideas around the world. I can't take them there but they can take root where they will. If you are reading this and you live in the USA, Canada or Australia, and you have the kind of personality that says "Lets do it!" then email me privately on althea@altheahayton.com. I am not sure how we do it exactly, but this is the time to discuss how we can form independent branches of Wombtwin.com Ltd in every corner of the world.
The idea that is uppermost in my mind is to spread these ideas around the world. I can't take them there but they can take root where they will. If you are reading this and you live in the USA, Canada or Australia, and you have the kind of personality that says "Lets do it!" then email me privately on althea@altheahayton.com. I am not sure how we do it exactly, but this is the time to discuss how we can form independent branches of Wombtwin.com Ltd in every corner of the world.
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