• DOI:10.1375/twin.5.2.132
Corpus ID: 12363328

Yoruba customs and beliefs pertaining to twins.

@article{Leroy2002YorubaCA,
  title={Yoruba customs and beliefs pertaining to twins.},
  author={F. Leroy and T. Olaleye-Oruene and G. Koeppen-Schomerus and E. Bryan},
  journal={Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies},
  year={2002},
  volume={5 2},
  pages={
          132-6
        }
}

F. Leroy, T. Olaleye-Oruene, +1 author E. Bryan

Published 2002

Medicine

Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies

The Yoruba are an important ethnic group mainly occupying Southwestern Nigeria. Mainly for genetic reasons, this very large tribe happens to present the highest dizygotic twinning rate in the world (4.4 % of all maternities). The high perinatal mortality rate associated with such pregnancies has contributed to the integration of a special twin belief system within the African traditional religion of this tribe. The latter is based on the concept of a supreme deity called Olodumare or Olorun… CONTINUE READING

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