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BookmarkTwins, triplets and other multiple births occur with to varying degrees in most animal species.
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The most common form of human multiple birth is twins (two babies), but cases of triplets (three), quadruplets (four), quintuplets (five), sextuplets (six), septuplets (seven), and octuplets (eight) have all been recorded with all siblings being born alive..
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Twin — The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and are usually, but not ... > read more
Breech birth — A breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as ... > read more
Premature birth — Premature birth (also known as preterm birth) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most ... > read more
In vitro fertilisation — In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells are fertilised outside the woman's body. IVF is a major treatment in infertility where ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Multiple birth at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
