The twin rate could continue to go up as more nations push these factors higher.
The world is seeing double right now: Humans are having more twins at this moment in time than during any other point in recorded history, says a new study in the journal
Human Reproduction.
How come? Credit a combination of different changes to family demographics over time, as well as factors like higher rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and an increase in older first-time parents.
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In their study, the scientists, from Radboud University, University of Oxford, and the French Institute for Demographic Studies, found that one in 42 babies born today is a twin. That reflects an overall rate of 12 twin pregnancies out of 1,000, up from just nine in the 1980s. Twins are proportionately represented in the continents, so Asia and Africa, the two most populous continents, have 80 percent of total twin births around the world.
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France has a historical legacy of promoting and protecting human rights, and has numerous mechanisms in place to that effect. But that legacy has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks.
In late November, citizens captured video of Paris police violently removing homeless migrants from the central République square. Days later, police officers were caught on security cameras beating up a music producer for supposedly not wearing a face mask.
Why We Wrote This
France has a history of human rights that stretches back centuries. But recent accusations of systemic racism and police brutality suggest that there’s a disconnect between the country’s stated value and its reality.