Multiple pregnancy, multiple needs.
Every year, more than 4,000 sets of twins and 80 sets of triplets are born in Canada. And those numbers are growing: Canadian women are two-and-a-half times more likely to have triplets, quadruplets or quintuplets today than 20 years ago, mainly due to increasing maternal age and the use of fertility drugs and reproductive technologies.
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Women's College Hospital, Toronto.
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