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Article: Study: Parents of twins more likely to report mental strains than parents of single babies
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- July 7, 2008
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Parents of twins are more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than those of single-born babies, researchers said Monday.
In a small study that tracked the parents of about 100 twins and more than 700 single-born babies, Finnish experts found that the parents of twins had more depression, anxiety and other problems than parents of single-born babies.
The results were announced Monday at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Spain.
"It's stressful to have a baby, and even more stressful to have more babies," said Dr. Laurence Shaw, deputy medical director of the London Bridge Fertility, Gynaecology and ...