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Plympton-Wyoming farmers witness rare birth of triplet calvesSarnia ObserverHe says his family had been watching Jamaica, knowing she was about to deliver, but they weren't aware she was expecting twins, let alone triplets. “Usually we … Research at the University of Guelph shows only one of 100,000 births are triplets. It's … twins research – [...]

17P Fails to Prevent Preterm Birth of TwinsMedscapeThe research team recruited 165 women from 10 university hospitals. The women were older than 18 years, carried twins, and had a cervical length of less than 25 mm. Women were randomly assigned to receive intramuscular 17P 500 mg twice a week until …Progesterone Shots May Not Prevent [...]

Channel 4 News Birth defects linked to twins and triplets doubleChannel 4 News"This may be even more relevant for the one in nine affected twin pairs where both babies have a congenital anomaly. "The increase in multiple birth rates may be explained by changes in maternal age and increased use of ART. It is clear [...]

IrishCentral Irish baby boom continues – highest birth rate of 27 EU nationsIrishCentralData from the Economic and Social Research Institute shows that Ireland continues to have the highest birth rate in the European Union after having 74,377 births registered last year. Despite the high number, the figure actually shows a slight decline … twins research [...]