gletons to weigh less than 1,500 g at birth; one in 3.3 live born infants weighing under 1,500 g was from a multiple birth. Comparable figures were not available for triplets, but the risk and stresses for triplet births are much higher than for twins (6). Because multiple pregnancies put more stress on the mother as well as the fetus, this increases the chances that the babies will be born premature as well as with cerebral palsy. There is an increased frequency of fetal distress among cases of cerebral palsy and death, representing the increased antennal risk factors in the pregnancy (2). Multiple pregnancies are becoming much more popular and common due to advances in fertilization-enhancing techniques. Higher numbers of babies are being born, producing higher numbers of premature infants. The numbers of multiple births surviving the prenatal period is increasing with the increasing survival of very tiny babies (1). Through the use of fertility drugs, multiple births are producing more premature babies, which in effect, increases an infants chance of having cerebral palsy.When an infant is born prematurely, the chances of it having cerebral palsy are much higher than that of a baby carried to term. There is an increasing prevalence of cerebral palsy in preterm infants (3). When an infant is prematurely born, several risk factors are involved, such as antenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal care. All of these factors have been associated with cerebral palsy in preterm babies (5). In the same study by the Western Australian Research Institute for Child Health, it was found that the prevalence of cerebral palsy was higher in babies of low birth weight in all pluralities (6). A premature baby has a higher risk of having cerebral palsy, despite whether or not it came from a multiple birth. It was also shown in the Australian study that the observed rate of cerebral palsy in infants of low or very low birth weight was not differe...
