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multiple births stories: 71 news summaries

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 Octuplets' Mom 
 Already Has 6 
 Kids at Home 

She lives with parents; babies' grandpa plans to return to work

Jan 30, 09 3:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The California woman who gave birth to octuplets last week already has six kids at home, and never expected that fertility treatment would leave her with a brood of 14, her mother tells the Los Angeles Times. The woman declined the option of having any of the embryos selectively removed... More »

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mothers • baby • infants • multiple births • octuplets • fertility drugs • Nadya Suleman

Octuplets Sound Alarm Bells for Fertility Experts

Docs can avoid high multiples, and try hard; babies' risk is huge

Jan 28, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - After Monday’s birth of octuplets in southern California, fertility experts are raising concerns that the mother’s doctors went ahead with procedures that could result in such a high-order multiple birth. It’s not hard to avoid fertilizing so many eggs at once, and the danger for both mother... More »

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fertility treatment • premature birth • multiple births • medical ethics • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

(Newser) - The mother who gave birth to eight babies is expected to be able to touch them tonight for the first time since delivery, the Los Angeles Times reports. The newborns are kicking and "doing amazingly well," said a doctor who helped in Monday's delivery. The six boys and... More »

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 Mom Delivers 8 Babies 

Octuplets born in LA area hospital

Jan 27, 09 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman using fertility drugs has given birth to octuplets in a Los Angeles area hospital, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's only the second time in US history that eight babies have survived a multiple delivery. Doctors only expected seven babies and were surprised by the eighth. “... More »

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hospital • multiple births • octuplets • fertility drugs • Nadya Suleman

 Lisa Marie Has Twin Girls 

Presley and producer hubby welcomed twins Tuesday

Oct 11, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(AP) - After months of fat jokes, Lisa Marie Presley has given birth to twin girls. While the names were not released, the girls, who were delivered via C-section Tuesday, came in at 5 pounds, 15 ounces and 5 pounds, 2 ounces. Presley's publicist said the "babies and mom are happy... More »

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celebrity pregnancy • multiple births • Lisa Marie Presley • celebrity baby

 Brangelina
 Welcomes
 a Boy and Girl 

Jolie gives birth to Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline in France

Jul 13, 08 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, last night at a hospital in Nice, France, People reports. As partner Brad Pitt looked on, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline were born by Cesarean section. “The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly,” said... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • twins • France • birth • Nice • multiple births • cesarean section • Brangelina

 Twins Born
 to 70-Year-Old 

To produce male heir, scrounges to afford IVF procedure

Jul 7, 08 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 70-year-old Indian grandmother of five has become the world’s oldest mom after giving birth to twins, the Sun reports. Omkari Panwar and her husband, a retired farmer, mortgaged their land, sold off their buffaloes, and took out loans to finance IVF treatment so they could produce a male... More »

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India • twins • in vitro fertilization • world record • childbirth • multiple births

 Lifelong Issues Plague Preemies 

Fewer graduate high school, have children

Mar 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - More babies are surviving premature birth than ever before, but new research has found they suffer lifelong problems. Preemies face health challenges into adulthood and are less likely to graduate from high school or to have children of their own, reports USA Today. Those who do have children are... More »

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pregnancy • preemies • American Medical Association • American Academy of Pediatrics • March of Dimes • premature birth • multiple births • preterm birth rate • Duke University Medical Center.

J. Lo and Marc Welcome Twins

Girl and boy born just after midnight

Feb 22, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony brought two new faces into the world early this morning: a girl (5 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy (6 pounds), People reports. The twins, born just after midnight, are J. Lo’s first children, and Marc’s fourth and fifth. “Jennifer and Marc... More »

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entertainment • twins • baby • birth • Jennifer Lopez • Marc Anthony • celebrity pregnancy • multiple births

And Baby Makes ... Too Many?

Docs want to cut number of multiple births from fertility treatment

Feb 19, 08 12:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Fertility doctors are beginning to wonder whether they're too successful. With in vitro fertilization prompting a 70% increase in the rate of multiple births since 1980, some are espousing a switch to single-embryo transfer. The procedure lowers the success rate but also lowers the rate of multiple births, with their... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • twins • in vitro fertilization • baby • embryo • fertility treatment • multiple births

UK Women Limited to
One Embryo

Agency will ration IVF to stem problematic multiple births

Apr 2, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - British women trying to get pregnant via In Vitro Fertilization will be limited to having one embryo implanted at a time, in a move by the government to stem the surge of problematic multiple births, the Guardian reports. Only women with particularly low chances of conception will still be allowed... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • health • reproduction • United Kingdom • in vitro fertilization • Britain • fertility treatment • multiple births

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