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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The story of Nadya Suleman -- the unemployed, single mother in California who recently gave birth to eight babies, in addition to six others she already had, has raised interest in multiple births.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...