In vitro fertilization has revolutionised the field of reproductive medicine by helping individuals and couples realise their dreams of starting a family. While the primary goal of IVF is to assist ...

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 ...

Nurturing children is a demanding responsibility. However, some families find themselves raising two or more children simultaneously, further intensifying the complexity of their lives. Recognising ...

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 ...

Changes in assisted reproductive technology are seen as influencing the decline. The rate of triplet and higher-order multiple births in the United States declined 62 percent from 1998 to 2023, ...

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 ...

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, ...