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TMZ obtained a photo of Nadya Suleman's pregnant stomach shortly before she gave birth to octuplets in California. This picture of a ready to explode...

A big share of the financial burden of raising Nadya Suleman’s 14 children could fall on the shoulders of California’s taxpayers, compounding the public furor in a state already billions of dollars in the red.

The mother of newborn octuplets says she had six embryos implanted in her fertility procedure - far more than industry guidelines recommend - and was well aware that multiple births could result.

The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets last week left the hospital before dawn Thursday and announced through her publicist that she will be giving her first interview to NBC's 'Today' show anchor Ann Curry.

Eighteen and pregnant, Sycloria Williams went to an abortion clinic outside Miami and paid $1,200 for Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique to terminate her 23-week pregnancy.

The government's acknowledgment of the problem is a victory for environmentalists, who say the rate of defects is highest in coal-producing regions.

Chinese officials told the state media that birth defects are increasing at an alarming rate and that a major reason was degradation of the environment.
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The woman who gave birth to octuplets earlier this week already has six young children and never expected that the fertility treatment she received would result in eight babies, her mother said in an interview with The Times.

Hasselbeck announced Thursday on the ABC daytime chat show that she's pregnant with her third child, due in August.

Even as the birth of octuplets at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center drew attention and applause from around the country, questions arose Tuesday about whether the mother's doctors did enough to prevent such a risky pregnancy.

Every day in the United States, thousands of women and families experience one of the most joyous occasions in their lifetime -- the birth of a child.