1 Treating lead poisoning. 2  Administering EDTA intravenously and intramuscularly is effective for treating lead poisoning and brain damage caused by lead exposure. 3  The calcium disodium form of EDTA is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for these uses.
For twins Amy and Katie were Â­incredibly born 87 days apart. Maria went into labour four months early, giving birth to Amy â but Katie did not arrive until three months later. Their incredible births will now Â­become a Guinness World Record for the âlongest interval between the birth of twinsâ. The previous record is 84 days.
The reasons vary (twin pregnancies are high risk pregnancies and are susceptible to more complications than singletons, often leading to early or premature births). The average gestation period for twins is 36 weeks, but it is not uncommon for twins to be born as early as 28 weeks, or as late as 40 weeks.