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Hellin’s Law is the principle that one in about 89 natural pregnancies ends in the birth of twins, triplets once in 892 births, and quadruplets once in 893 births-probability; namely n’lets once in 89n−1.
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Sel, G. (2020). Multiple Pregnancies. In: Practical Guide to Oral Exams in Obstetrics and Gynecology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29669-8_13
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