Having twins is not always black and white.
One of the things about TAPS that is always thrown around is how rare it is. (It’s one of the tired myths as well – why should we screen for it because it’s so rare? ) . There’s so little common understanding about it, and even in the medical field we’re met with the argument “Oh, you had TTTS?”
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In a change, we’re talking with one of our group members about her story. You might remember this shocking post we had on our social media, where she shared the horrifying fact she had been told lies throughout her pregnancy about MCA dopplers, and how her sons were born with TAPS.
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Welcome to a new series of blog posts by TAPS Support. Our team is passionately following research, but we felt it was time to dive deeper into the stories of the people behind Twin Anaemia Polycythemia Sequence. It’s time to introduce the TAPS Support Fast Five, and this week we’re introducing Prof. Dr. Enrico Lopriore.
In this series, we talk to the researchers and doctors who have dedicated their lives to researching not only TAPS but other conditions and diseases affecting monochorionic twins.
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Welcome to a new series of blog posts by TAPS Support. Our team is passionately following research, but we felt it was time to dive deeper into the stories of the people behind Twin Anaemia Polycythemia Sequence. It’s time to introduce the TAPS Support Fast Five, and this week we’re introducing Dr. Mariano Lanna.
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We’ve all asked this question: What do protein and nutrition have to do with twins, TTTS and TAPS? In this series, we’re going to explore healthy eating and some of the facts about nutrition in twin pregnancy.
In the first part, we’re going to cover some of the more commonly heard things about protein intake when you’re pregnant with twins. We’ll look at some of the science behind it and help you understand the evidence. In the second part, we’ll cover things like what you can eat, what a balanced diet looks like, and creative ways for getting that extra protein in your diet.
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