Epidemiology of multiple pregnancy and the effect of assisted conception

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 306-312

  Black, Mairead ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Epidemiology; Fertility treatment; Maternal morbidity; Multiple pregnancy; Perinatal morbidity and mortality

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONCEPTION; COST; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; RISK REDUCTION; ADULT; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957823609     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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