11/06/2026
Today is the fourth day of International Multiple Birth Awareness Week.
Let’s talk about considering multiples as individuals. Families around the world welcome multiples in their own ways, through naming customs, celebrations and traditions. Each multiple is also a person in their own right, with their own name, needs and interests, and deserves to be known that way by family, professionals and the wider community.
ICOMBO’s Declaration of Rights and Statement of Needs of Twins and Higher Order Multiples describes what multiples and their families should be able to expect. Its seventh right reads:
“Multiples, as any other human being, have the right to be respected and treated as individuals with their own needs, preferences and dislikes.”
This is the Declaration’s aim for every multiple, in every culture.
Multiples of America is a member of ICOMBO, the International Council of Multiple Birth Organizations. We work with ICOMBO’s member organizations in other countries to champion the rights of multiples.
Read the Declaration of Rights and Statement of Needs of Twins and Higher Order Multiples: https://icombo.org/declaration-of-rights-and-statement-of-needs-of-twins-and-higher-order-multiples/