Special names for multiple births help identify the number of babies born at once. The development of assisted reproductive technologies, like in vitro fertilization, has led to an increase in ...

The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found. By Teddy Rosenbluth After multiple cycles of I.V.F. and ...

The story of so-called Octomom Nadya Suleman has raised a lot of interest in multiple births. Although having 8 babies at one time is uncommon, multiple births are not. Rex and Patty Wilhite always ...

A new study by University professors shows older women are more likely to give birth to more than one baby at a time due to the aging reproductive system. The researchers compared reproductively ...

Twin and triplet births are on the decline. Here’s how it breaks down by state. Twins, triplets, and other multiples have long caught the attention of “singletons,” or those of us born without a built ...

If you have always dreamed of parenthood, but perhaps the path to building your family was not a straight line, the remarkable advancements in In Vitro Fertilisation will certainly interest you. IVF ...