Obstetric and neonatal outcome after single embryo transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1073-1079

  Poikkeus, P ^a,c   Gissler, M ^b   Unkila Kallio, L ^a   Hyden Granskog, C ^a   Tiitinen, A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

Author keywords

IVF; Neonatal outcome; Obstetric outcome; Pregnancy; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PARITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 34347221553     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del492     Document Type: Article

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