Multiple Births in Fertility Treatment 2019

# Multiple births in fertility treatment 2019

UK multiple birth statistics for IVF and DI fertility treatment

Published: February 2022

[Download the underlying dataset as Excel Worksheet](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/ikninm5o/2022-01-25-multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-underlying-supplementary-data-tables.xlsx "2022 01 25 Multiple Births In Fertility Treatment Underlying Supplementary Data Tables").

## Table of contents

- [Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#main-points)

- [History of multiple births in the UK](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#history-of-multiple-births-in-the-uk)

- [Section 1. Multiple births reduced following cross-sector collaborative efforts](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#section-1)

- [Section 2. Single embryo transfers increased most among young patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#section-2)

- [Section 3. Largest improvements in multiple birth rate among youngest and oldest patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#section-3)

- [Section 4. Multiple embryo transfers put younger patients at greatest risk of multiple birth](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#section-4)

- [Section 5. Greater risk of multiple births when using donor eggs](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#section-5)

- [Section 6. Multiple birth rates higher among Black patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/multiple-births-in-fertility-treatment-2019/#section-6)

- [Section 7. Higher multiple birth rate...