Not only did he lose a younger brother and sister, he said, but before he was born, his parents lost a set of premature twins.

Given his experiences with sick babies, Mr. Bacon said, he decided that the premature twins would need all their parents' time and attention.

The couple had lost premature twins in 2005, the year before Lola's birth.

Maggie Hoffman, mother of premature twins born nine years ago at 27 weeks with many health problems, recalled her loneliness.

I'd rather know how the premature twins are doing.

Becky Phillips, a nine-week-old premature twin, was admitted on April 1 with a stomach upset.

This doesn't mean that both premature newborn twins will have respiratory issues, however.

Her claims also included being afflicted with cancer, being stalked, suffering a mini heart attack, references to a retired professor as partner and giving birth to premature twins who died within a day.

During the trial, Mrs. Bernardi had given birth to premature twins.

The syndrome is more frequent in infants of diabetic mothers and in the second born of premature twins.