THE developed world is facing a disastrous “epidemic” of twin and triplet
births, scientists warned at a conference last week. They are calling for
radical changes to fertility treatments to prevent a huge increase in problem
pregnancies and birth defects.
Increased use of IVF is one reason for the rise in multiple births. “The
incidence of multiple pregnancy after IVF in Britain is about 25 per cent. That
is a real concern,” says fertility expert Robert Winston of Imperial College,
London. “The pressures both upon the clinics and on the patients to go as close
to the limits as possible…
