Babytalk: Co-sleeping

Have you ever wondered what the midwives are thinking as they help you with your birth? 

Most of us get pregnant and are happy to do what we're told, but what if you're a super high achieving Professor of Health Economics at Brown University.. would you just do what your obstetrician says.. or would you like to see some serious research first? 

Many parents don't prioritise the care of baby teeth assuming they're not important because they'll eventually fall out. But this isn't true, baby teeth have a vital role to play in a child's development. 

Twin studies aren't just for twins. They're a paradigm for all of us, a way to explore an old question: how much are we shaped by our genes, and how much by our environment? 

Twins are used to fielding all sorts of questions, like "Can you read each other's minds?" or "Can you feel each other's pain?" Two of our Planet Money reporters are twins, and they have heard them all. But it's not just strangers on the street who are fascinated by twins. Scient ... Show More

Geth speaks with charming, identical twin geniuses about “twin hopping,” fraternal twin frauds, and who would play them in a film. They get into twin shenanigans like convincing people that identical twins don't have belly buttons. Chris pitches ideas for a twin hosted podcast. T ... Show More

Gemini season is upon us, the season of twins. Which makes us ask: Are twins *really* telepathic? How do we explain the uncanny connection between the closest of siblings? For more celestial stories, keep listening across Parcast Network for episodes on the Zodiac signs, constell ... Show More

Original Air Date: 10/02/2009Everyone thought they were crazy. This family had not one, not two, but 44 kids! Plus, the little family who's living large, once conjoined twins and the history-making sextuplets. 

Have you met two kids that they look the same and have the same faces and the same clothes? Subscribe to the podcast and share it to your friends to enjoy more free episodes together. We're also looking forward to your valuable reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Suggestions are welcomed at babybusau ... Show More

There are siblings, and then there are twins!No one understands that special dynamic better than identical brothers Benji and Joel Madden.They may share the same chromosomes, but in this conversation we explore their differences too. The musicians tell us about moving cross count ... Show More