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South Africa's famous Rosenkowitz sextuplets are celebrating their 50th birthday on Thursday.

Kelsey Hatcher, a woman in Dora, Ala., has defied one-in-a-million odds by becoming pregnant in both of her uteruses simultaneously. Hatcher, who was born with two uteruses and two cervixes due to a condition called uterine didelphys, discovered her unique pregnancy during a routine ultrasound.

RICHMOND, VA—Visiting a fertility clinic in the hopes of finally having the family they always wanted, local couple Tim and Caroline Stauber told reporters Thursday they had turned to in vitro fertilization after struggling to have octuplets. “We’ve tried for years with no success, so at this point, our best chance…

In poorer urban neighborhoods of Ontario, rates of severe maternal morbidity or mortality are slightly lower in immigrant mothers than in native-born mothers, data indicate.

Parents considering IVF and healthcare professionals can be reassured that the school age developmental outcomes of IVF-conceived children are equivalent to their peers, said a co-author of a new study.

Guidlines have been updated to include the importance of newborn screening, timely diagnosis, and effective treatment of the condition.

The Masisi clinic near Musina in Limpopo has successfully helped a woman with no history of antenatal treatment to deliver quadruplets.

IGBO-ORA, Nigeria (AP) — Twins appear to be unusually abundant in Nigeria's southwestern city of Igbo-Ora. Nearly every family here has twins or other multiple births, says local chief Jimoh Titiloye.

Ashley Crandell delighted her Instagram followers by sharing incredible before-and-after photos of her miracle quadruplets. Babies Wesley, Emma, Leah, and Nora, are now 31 weeks old, and Ashley wanted to celebrate that milestone as she carried them for 31 weeks.

Decaturs Turner Triplets will celebrate their next birthday on Aug. 25.