1.   Multiple birth babies have a much greater health risk than single births, including life-long health consequences, the study said.

2.   And more low birth weight babies are surviving, thanks to improvements in intensive care.

3.   As is common with multiple birth babies, the Haner six lag slightly behind other two-year-olds developmentally.

4.   But Frantz pointed out that over time, doctors have gotten better at ensuring that multiple birth babies can remain in the womb longer.

5.   Still, the state is near the bottom of some glaring health statistics, such as infant mortality and low birth weight babies.