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Twins born, one male and one female.

Gregory Lynn Cutler
Gregory Lynn Cutler ✭
January 31, 2022 in Indexing

The birth record I was indexing required choosing either male or female for the birth. One entry had twins born, one male and the other female. The system won't let me enter both genders, so how does one enter this information?

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  • Janice Duszynski
    Janice Duszynski ✭
    January 31, 2022

    Usually there are 2 separate birth records, one for each child. If so, then you simply index the correct sex for the child whose record you see. In many cases, the other child's record would show up to be the next one. You can't enter both genders on the same record.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 31, 2022

    Hi Gregory. You create an entry for each child listed on the record - one for the male and another for the female. Sometimes the project instructions will say to create an entry for each twin or triplet, even if they are the same gender, other times the instructions may say to only create one record for same gender twins. But, with the boy and girl, two records will solve your problem!

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