Maybe we owe an apology to the doctors who made the birth announcement with such pride and excitement. The delivery of eight babies in five minutes was, they exhaled, "amazing." The mom was "incredibly courageous." All in all it was a "very exciting day," a feat for which the 46-member medical team at the California hospital expected kudos and high fives. ...more

February 7, 2009

WHITTIER, Calif. - The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week has six other children and never expected to have eight more when she took fertility treatment, her mother said. ...more

January 30, 2009

The 27-year-old woman and her husband already had three children - all girls. They badly wanted a boy, and she had not conceived in five years, so doctors gave her hormones. ...more

August 27, 2008

It sounds far-fetched - sticking needles in women to help them become pregnant - but a scientific review suggests that acupuncture might improve the odds of conceiving if done right before or after embryos are placed in the womb. ...more

February 8, 2008