Neonatal outcomes in triplet pregnancies: Assisted reproduction versus spontaneous conception

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-343

  Zuppa, Antonio A ^a,b   Scorrano, Antonio ^a   Cota, Francesco ^a   D'Andrea, Vito ^a   Fracchiolla, Annalisa ^a   Romagnoli, Costantino ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Neonatal outcomes; Spontaneous conception; Triplet pregnancies

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAT CRY SYNDROME; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIPLETS;

EID: 34447119666     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.066     Document Type: Article

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