Search All NYTimes.com. Anne Wolf Cochran, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cochran of Falls Church, Va., was married yesterday to William Charles Hamilton, the son of Mrs. Joseph S. Iseman of Rye, N.Y., and the late William H. Hamilton.
1 Conjoined twins occur in approximately one in 50,000 births, and the majority do not survive (they are stillborn).
Types of Twins : Identical, Fraternal & Unusual Twinning. The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and are usually. but not necessarily. born on the same day. A fetus alone in the womb is called a singleton. Due to the limited size of the mother's womb. multiple pregnancy is much less likely to carry to full term than singleton birth (twins usually around 34 to 37 weeks). Since some premature births often have health consequence to the babies.