IVF pregnancies: Neonatal outcomes after the new Italian law on assisted reproduction technology (law 40/2004)

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 935-939

  Caserta, Donatella ^a   Marci, Roberto ^b,d   Tatone, Carla ^b   Schimberni, Mauro ^a   Vaquero, Elena ^c   Lazzarin, Natalia ^c   Fazi, Alessandra ^b   Moscarini, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Matched control study; Obstetric outcome

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONASI HP; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; ITALY; LAW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 51649101602     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802283681     Document Type: Article

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