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Twin Fetuses: Facts and Late-Pregnancy Twin Myths

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Main points: twin pregnancies and twin fetuses characteristics of, intrapair stimulation indicator of proprioceptive and tactile sensitivity, and of sensorimotor inhibition within states, behavioral distinctiveness, a unique intrauterine environment. Myths: social life in utero and longing and loss in the twin fetus.

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    Alessandra Piontelli, Stefano Acerboni, Isabella Fabietti, Roberto Fogliani, Sarah Salmona, Laura Trespidi, Beatrice Tassis & Alessandra Kustermann

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Piontelli, A. et al. (2015). Twin Fetuses: Facts and Late-Pregnancy Twin Myths. In: Development of Normal Fetal Movements. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5373-1_10

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