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 ...

BACKGROUND The frequency of twin births has increased dramatically since the 1970s in nearly all developed countries. This upsurge poses a public health challenge because multiple pregnancies are ...

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 ...

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine the decline of multiple births in the U.S. using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. - Canva Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to ...

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 ...

The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cécile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives. By Jane Gross She ...

DENVER -- After 2017 guidelines recommended single embryo transfer in most situations, the multiple birth rate dropped by 58%, according to a large national registry study. Moreover, single embryo ...

Globally, mothers are having fewer children. Yet despite this latest observed decline in birth rates, the number of twins and triplets being born today is higher than ever before. This is the first ...

Twins, triplets, and other multiples have long caught the attention of “singletons,” or those of us born without a built-in best friend by our sides. Twins—and the media—annually descend on Twinsburg, ...

Kakamega County Health CEC Rachael Okumu checks on the quintuplets that were delivered by Everlyne Namukhula at Kakamega County Referral hospital. Ms Namukhula and two babies died last week due to ...

Elizabeth Bailey receives funding from. Globally, mothers are having fewer children. Yet despite this latest observed decline in birth rates, the number of twins and triplets being born today is ...