Leading fertility experts argue that half of all women having IVF treatment should be restricted to using just one embryo at a time. The proposed cap is intended to stem the increasing numbers of women giving birth to twins and triplets.
But which women will benefit from these proposals and what exactly are the risks of a multiple pregnancy? Jenni talks to Jane Denton, Director of the Multiple Births Foundation and to Professor Peter Braude, chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists about the new proposals.