Books/Booklets (by clubs & other multiple-birth related organizations)

Last Revised July 2006 

This bibliography is compiled and maintained by the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc., (NOMOTC) as a resource for those interested in multiple-birth related literature.  Neither NOMOTC nor its Board of Directors can take any responsibility for the opinions expressed in these products or publications, nor do these opinions necessarily reflect the opinion of NOMOTC or its Board of Directors.  NOMOTC does not endorse any of these products and publications, except those produced specifically by NOMOTC.

Some non-fiction and fiction books are available in local libraries or local bookstores.  Some are out of print but may be located in bookstores specializing in used or out of print books or from internet booksellers.

Source information written and published by clubs or individuals for clubs/organizations.  Contact each individual/club/organization for price and postage/handling information.

Current addresses for the following organizations publishing books/booklets are given once at the beginning of this section:

AMBA (Australian Multiple Birth Association, Inc.): AMBA, PO Box 105, Coogee NSW 2034 Australia

CSMB (The Center for Study of Multiple Birth): CSMB, 333 East Superior Street, Suite 464, Chicago, IL 60611

MBC (Multiple Births Canada/Naissances Multiples Canada): MBC, PO Box 432, Wasaga Beach, Ontario L0L 2P0 Canada

MBF (The Multiple Births Foundation): The Multiple Births Foundation, Hammersmith House, Level 4, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS England UK

NOMOTC (National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.): NOMOTC,  

P.O. Box 700860, Plymouth, MI 48170-0955

248-231-4480, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

POMBA (Parents of Multiple Births Association of Canada) - see MBC

TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association): TAMBA Office, Harnott House, 309 Chester Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port CH66 1QQ England UK

Please check the MULTIPLE LINKS page for web sites for organizations listed in the bibliography.

BEREAVEMENT/LOSS OF MULTIPLE   (Publications are listed at the end of Section I.)

Books/booklets that are no longer available may be found in some club libraries or in bookstores specializing in used books.

• Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets or More (booklet) TAMBA, England
• Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets, and Quads: 195 Practical Hints for Success (1985) Donald M. Keith, Louis G. Keith, M.D., Sheryl McInnes, The Center for Study of Multiple Birth, Chicago
• Care of Twin Children, The: A Common Sense Guide for Parents (1978; Rev. 1984) Rosemary Theroux, R.N., and Josephine Tingley, R.N., ed. Donald M. Keith and Louis G. Keith, M.D., The Center for Study of Multiple Birth, Chicago
• Double Vision (1987 booklet) Arizona State MOMO, c/o Laurie Shaw, 6331 W. Turquoise, Glendale, AZ 85302
• Exceptional Pregnancies: A Survival Guide to Parents Expecting Triplets or More (2000) Kathleen S. Birch and Janet L. Bleyl, The Triplet Connection, PO Box 99571, Stockton, CA 95209
• Exceptional Pregnancies: A Survival Guide to Parents Expecting Twins(2000) Kathleen S. Birch and Janet L. Bleyl, The Triplet Connection, PO Box 99571, Stockton, CA 95209
• Expecting Marvelous Multiples: A Guide for Multiple Pregnancy, Birth, and Caring for More than One Newborn (1994 booklet; Rev. 1999) Marvelous Multiples, Inc., PO Box 381164, Birmingham, AL 35238
• Expecting More Than One (booklet) TAMBA, England
• Feeding Twins, Triplets and More (1999 booklet) Margie Davies and Jane Denton, The Multiple Births Foundation, England
• Finding Our Way - Life With Triplets, Quadruplets and Quintuplets(2001) ed. Suzanne Lyons, foreward Cecile Dionne, Triplets, Quads & Quints Association, 2968 Nipiwin Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 1X9 (http://www.tqq.com/)
• For Two Please (1958 booklet) Main Line MOTC, c/o Dolores Simasek, 178 West Tally-Ho Turn, Glen Mills, PA 19342-2205
• Gemini: The Psychology and Phenomena of Twins (1983 reprint) Judy W. Hagedorn, Ph.D., and Janet W. Kizziar, Ph.D., The Center for Study of Multiple Birth, Chicago (first edition, 1974, Droke House/Hallux, Anderson, SC)
• Guide for Mothers with Twins (booklet) Judi Linney, TAMBA, England  (out of print)
• Handbook for Expectant Parents of Multiples (booklet) South African Multiple Birth Association (SAMBA) (http://www.samultiplebirth.co.za/)
• Higher Order Multiples Booklet: A Guide of Support for Those who are Expecting or Raising Higher Order Multiples (Triplets or More) (2000 booklet) Jill Heink, NOMOTC
• How Twins Grow Up (1987) Mary Rosambeau, TAMBA, England
• Magic of Multiples, The: Twins, Triplets or More on Old Picture Postcards (1990) Stella Blazier, Rachel Hudson, Mary Lowe, SB Publications, England (available from MBF and TAMBA)
• Managing Multiple Birth Families (Pre-natal--Postpartum): A Guide for Health Care Providers (1993 booklet) Charlette Hradek, NOMOTC
• Managing Supertwins: Triplets, Quadruplets or More Elinor Davis, Twin Services Consulting, PO Box 10066, Berkeley, CA 94709 (out of print)
• Marvelous Beginnings: A Guide to Early Multiple Pregnancy (1998 booklet) Marvelous Multiples, Inc., PO Box 381164, Birmingham, AL 35238
• Mothering MultiplesPamphlet by LaLeche League International
• Multiple Blessings: Birth Stories (1998 booklet) ed. Diane Kerr, Aiken Multiple Blessings Club, PO Box 382, Aiken, SC 29802, Attn: Christina McNeely
• Multiple Messages: a compilation written by The Jackson Mothers of Multiples (1997 manuscript) ed. Mary Moore Davis, Jackson Mothers of Multiples, c/o Naomi Fox, 5758 Kirkley Dr., Jackson, MS 39206
• Multiples and Safety (1999 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Multiples in School (1999 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Multiples with Special Needs: Parent Handbook and Resource Guide (2000 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• No Two Alike (1966; Rev. 1993) ed. Marcia A. Bohnsack, L.P.N., and Barbara A. Calkins Nagucki, R.N., Ohio Federation MOTC, c/o Denise Zalewski, 13412 Thraves Road, Garfield Heights, OH 44125 (1966 edition by Beth Nurse and Alice Roberson)
• Not One But Two...The Joy of Twins (1974 booklet; Rev. 1986; Rev. 1996) MOTC Buffalo, c/o Sharon Witul, 395 Sunrise Blvd., Buffalo, NY 14221
• Nourishing Marvelous Multiples: A Nutrition Guide for Multiple Pregnancy (1995 booklet) Marvelous Multiples, Inc., PO Box 381164, Birmingham, AL 35238
• Nursing Your Infant Twins (2000 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• On Twins and Language: Idioglossia, Mutism and Other Problems(booklet) The Twins Foundation, PO Box 6043, Providence, RI 02940-6043
• Parenting Times Two (1994 booklet) Sonoma County MOM, PO box 9459, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
• Parenting Triplets (1994) Pat Stewart, AMBA, Australia
• Parenting Twins (1995 Revised edition) Anne Corrigan, AMBA, Australia (The Patter of Four Little Feet (1975, Kay Whowell) no longer available)
• Placement of Multiple Birth Children in School: A Guide for Educators (1991 booklet; Rev. 2000) Linda H. Dreyer, (revised by Corliss Hubert, ed. Mary Adcock), NOMOTC (2001, Study Guide as companion to booklet also available)
• Play for Twins, Triplets, or More (booklet) Phillipa Barton, TAMBA, England
• Relieving Twinshock: A Guide for Helping Families with Multiples (1996)Twin Services Consulting, PO Box 10066, Berkeley, CA 94709 (revised version of Help for Multiple Birth Families: A Service Providers Guide)
• Should Twins Be Separated in School? (1992 booklet; Rev. 2001) The Twins Foundation, PO Box 6043, Providence, RI 02940-6043
• Single Parents of Multiples (2000 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Singleton Siblings of Multiples, The (1998 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Special Delivery: A Prenatal Guide for Families Expecting Twins, Triplets, Quads, or More (1994 booklet; Rev. 1996; Rev. 2000) Jill Heink, Kathy Keinath, Judy Lobo Ferry, Kentucky State Mothers of Multiples Organization, 3334 Mantilla Drive, Lexington, KY 40513
• Special Delivery: The Handbook for Parents of Triplets, Quadruplets and Quintuplets (1998 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Supertwins Guide Kathy Topping, TAMBA, England (out of print)
• Teenage Twins (1986 booklet) Kay Whowell, AMBA, Australia
• Ten Twins, The - See Books for Children
  
• These are our Children: Twins, Triplets and Down Syndrome Linda McDonald, AMBA, Australia
• Three, Four and More: A Study of Triplets and Higher Order Births (1990) Beverly Botting, Alison MacFarlane, Frances Price, HMSO Publications Centre, PO Box 275, London, England SW8 5D (also available from MBF and TAMBA)
• Toilet Training with Love: Singletons, Twins, Triplets (1983 booklet) Lucielle Jodoin, Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA) (out of print)
• Triple Trouble, Triple Treat (1983 booklet) Sue Burch, Mary Fiebelkorn, c/o Sue Burch, 3075 Red Fox Circle, Colgate, WI 53017
• Twice as Nice (1978 booklet) Anne Corrigan, Family Life Movement, Australia
• Twin Care Handout Collection Twin Services Consulting, PO Box 10066, Berkeley, CA 94709 (http://www.twinservices.org/)
• Twin Care...In a Nutshell (1980 booklet; Rev. 1995) Massachusetts MOTA, Inc., c/o Gerry Zablasky, 75 Deerfield Rd., Needham, MA 02192
• Twin Care: Prenatal to Six Months (1998 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Twin Images Art Prints (1990) The Multiple Births Foundation, The Fine Art Society, England
• Twin Images II: A Celebration of Twins Through Art (1998 Art Auction Catalog) The Multiple Births Foundation, The Fine Art Society, England
• Twin Research: Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Twin Studies, August 29 - September 1, 1977, Washington, D.C. (1978, 3 vol.) ed. Walter E. Nance, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York
• Part A: Psychology and Methodology
• Part B: Biology and Epidemiology
• Part C: Clinical Studies
• Twin Research 3: Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Twin Studies, June 16-20, 1980, Jerusalem (1981, 3 vol.) ed. Luigi Gedda, Paolo Parisi, Walter E. Nance, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York
• Part A: Twin Biology and Multiple Pregnancy
• Part B: Intelligence, Personality, and Development
• Part C: Epidemiological and Clinical Studies
• Twincerely Yours (1981; Rev. 1996) ed. Carol Goodenough, Michigan Organization MOTC, c/o Carole Stow, 1412 South Erie St., Bay City, MI 48706
• TWINformation: The Biology, Psychology and Development of Twins (1995) Debbie Coleman-Topi, PO Box 1241, Independence, MO 64051 (out of print)
• Twins: A Guide to Their Education (1961 booklet; Rev. 1983) Baker, Famelli, Meyer, Moten. Main Line MOTC, c/o Dolores Simasek, 178 West Tally-Ho Turn, Glen Mills, PA 19342-2205
• Twins and Multiple Births: The Essential Parenting Guide from Pregnancy to Adulthood (1997) Carol Cooper, M.D., Vermilion, London (available from MBF and TAMBA)
• Twins and the Family (1988) Audrey Sandbank, TAMBA, England
• Twins and You (1983 booklet) Anne Corrigan, Family Life Movement, Australia
• Twins in School (1982) AMBA, Australia
• Twins in School (1991 booklet) David A. Hay, Ph.D., Pauline J. O'Brien, Carol J. Johnston, La Trobe Twin Study, La Trobe University, Melbourne, and AMBA, Australia (available from MBF, England)
• Twins in School (booklet) TAMBA, England
• Twins to Quints: The Complete Manual for Parents of Multiple Birth Children (2001) compiled by NOMOTC, ed. Rebecca E. Moskwinski, M.D., Harpeth House Publishing, Nashville
• Twins: Toddler and Pre-School (1997 booklet) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Twins, Triplets and More: At Two, Three & Four (booklet) TAMBA, England
• Twins, Triplets and More: The First Year (booklet) TAMBA, England
• Two are Twins - See Books for Children
  
• Two, or The Book of Twins and Doubles: An Autobiographical Anthology(1996) ed. Penelope Farmer, Virago Press, London (available from TAMBA)
• What is a Twin? - See Books for Children

BEREAVEMENT/LOSS OF MULTIPLE:

• Bereavement Booklet: A Guide of Support for Those Who are Facing the Death of a Loved One (1998 booklet) Edna Coburn, NOMOTC
• Death of Your Twin or Triplet Babies, The (1995 leaflet) Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB), Inc., c/o Jean Kollantai, PO Box 91377, Anchorage, AK 99509
• Dilemma Within a Miracle - The Physical and Emotional Aspects of Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction (2001), Tal Rapaport
• Empty Arms - Coping after Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death(1985), Ilse Sherokee
• Loss of a Multiple, The: Childhood/Teens (1995 booklet; Rev. 1998) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Loss of a Multiple, The: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Infancy (1995 booklet; Rev. 1998) Multiple Births Canada (formerly POMBA)
• Twin Loss (2001) Raymond W. Brandt, Ph.D., Ed.D., Twinsworld Publishing Co., c/o Twinless Twins International, PO Box 980481, Ypsilanti, MI 48198-0481

Club Booklets No Longer Available:

Clubs should notify the NOMOTC Executive Office or Club Resource Coordinator when booklets are republished.

Double Dilemma (Rev. 1978) Milwaukee MOTC, WI

Especially for MOM (1983) Twin City MOTC, Winston-Salem, NC

Help, Twins! (1985) Maryland MOT Association

Helpful Hints for New Mothers of Twins (Rev. 1976) Mountain Plains TMC, NJ  

Message for New Twin Parents from Twin Parents, A (1970) TMC of Greater Plainfield, NJ

Multiple Survival Tips (1996) Mothers of Multiples Society, Littleton, CO

Preparing and Hostessing a State Convention (1970 booklet) Wisconsin Organization MOTC

Tea for Two or Three or More (1981) Tampa POTS, FL

To Love Two More Is Not Too Much (1963; Rev. 1980) Joyce Maxey Conley, Marion Area MOMC, IA

Twice As Motivated: Your Guide to a Better M.O.T. Club (1982 manuscript) Louise M. Thompson and Beverly A. Mims, Tampa Parents of Twins and Supertwins, FL   

Twice Upon a Time (Rev. 1982) TMC Greater Hartford, CT  

Twincerely Yours (Rev. 1982) RIMOTC, Midland Chapter

Twins are Two People (1979) MOTC Queens, NY

Twins: Diapers to Dating Beth Nurse, Alice Roberson, Ohio Federation MOTC

Two for the See Saw (1978) Twin Topics, Inc., MN  

Ups and Downs of Raising Twins, The (Rev. 1977) West Suburban Chapter MMOTA, MA

What to Do When There Are Two (1981) Double Talk TC, MN