Identifying Twin Types During Pregnancy

About this episode

This episode discusses how to identify whether twins are identical or fraternal during pregnancy and the medical processes involved.

After getting over the initial shock of being pregnant with twins, most soon-to-be parents want to know if their babies are identical or fraternal. How do medical care providers determine your twin type? What exactly are they looking for during those ultrasounds? How do they determine if your pregnancy is more "high risk" than others? And how accurate are their findings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• twin types
• pregnancy
• ultrasound
• high risk pregnancy
• identical twins
• fraternal twins

Keywords

• twins
• pregnancy
• ultrasound
• identical
• fraternal
• high risk
• medical care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Mommy Media, megaphone.fm

More episodes of Twin Talks: Pregnancy and Parenting Multiple Children

• Nutrition for Twin Pregnancies · June 9, 2026 · 41 min
• Preparing for Your Twin Vaginal Birth · June 2, 2026 · 46 min
• Singletons Before Twins · May 19, 2026 · 47 min
• Inside the NICU: Bonding with your Babies · May 13, 2026 · 40 min
• Childcare Options for Twin Parents · May 8, 2026 · 43 min
• Twinning: How Does It Happen? · April 28, 2026 · 38 min