The number of women who gave birth to triplets, quadruplets or larger sets of babies declined again in 2014, showing a 40 percent decrease since their peak in 1998, according to data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number indicates a decline in high-risk pregnancies associated with fertility treatments, though the number of twins born in 2014 increased slightly. The data also show that births to teenage mothers hit yet another historic low, down 52 percent from 1991, and the number of births by cesarean section declined as well.
Teen Birth Rate, Multiple Births Reach Historic Low
