Previous ed. published with title: Having twins. "Revised and expanded, with the latest information on how to carry, birth, and raise healthy babies"--Cover. Includes glossary

Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-545) and index.

Fascination with multiple births -- How are multiples formed? -- Who has multiples? -- Awaiting multiples: parents' feelings and practical considerations -- Bonding with multiples -- Sharing space: twinship experiences in utero -- Potential hazards of multiple pregnancy -- How to give your babies the best chance with optimal nutrition -- Prenatal care and screening tests -- How to prepare for a multiple birth -- Labor and birth of multiples -- Caesarean delivery of multiples -- Feeding of multiple infants -- Caring for two or more -- As multiples grow -- Having supertwins: triplets, quads, and more -- Older sibling/s -- Some special features of twinship -- Treatments to prolong pregnancy - to prevent preterm birth and low birth weight -- Care of multiples born too soon (premies) -- Multiples with special needs -- Death of a multiple: parents' perspectives -- Survivors of a twin pregnancy -- Appendices.