Outcome of pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilisation techniques and diagnosed as twins at the 6 week ultrasound

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 510-513

  Kovacs, Gabor T ^a,b   Breheny, Sue ^a   MacLachlan, Vivien ^a   Lowe, Philip ^a   Howlett, Donna ^a  

^a MONASH IVF   (Australia)

^b BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilsation; Miscarriage; Outcomes; Perinatal mortality; Twins

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL DEATH; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 11344268933     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00287.x     Document Type: Review

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