11.   The pregnancy rates are higher, but so too are the rates of multiple pregnancies, with their risks of fetal deaths and premature deliveries of tiny infants.

12.   When The Journal of Periodontology reported a sevenfold increase of premature deliveries among pregnant women with severe gum disease, many periodontists were stunned.

13.   A woman who had carried eight fetuses lost her second on Thursday, leading doctors to study the possibility of inducing a premature delivery for the sextuplets.

14.   A woman who had carried eight fetuses lost her second on Thursday, leading doctors to study the possibility of provoking a premature delivery for the sextuplets.

15.   Most of the women in the study were at high risk because they had had at least one premature delivery.

16.   Some premature deliveries are caused by medical conditions like infections that would not be predictable by hormone levels, Smith said.

17.   Using a portable device to monitor contractions in pregnant women does not help detect early labor and prevent premature delivery, a study found.

18.   Women can also have premature deliveries or risk of spontaneous abortion in subsequent pregnancies, the report said.

19.   Allwood was warned by specialists that she faced a major risk of premature deliveries or miscarriage if she did not abort some of the foetuses.

20.   Allwood had been warned by specialists that she faced a major risk of premature deliveries or miscarriage after deciding to go ahead with all eight babies.