Making Sense Of The Dramatic Rise In Multiple Births

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Making Sense Of The Dramatic Rise In Multiple Births
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the U.S. twin rate has skyrocketed from one pair born out of every 53 live births in 1980 to one out of every 31 births in 2008. Where are all these double-babies coming from? And what's going to happen in years to come—will the multiple-birth rate continue to grow until America ends up a nation of twins? The twin boom can be explained by changes in when and how women are getting pregnant. Demographers have in recent years described a "delayer boom," in which birth rates have risen among the sort of women—college-educated—who tend to put off starting a family into their mid-30s or beyond.