Single embryo transfer reduces the risk of perinatal mortality, a population study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3609-3615

  Sullivan, Elizabeth A ^a   Wang, Yueping A ^a   Hayward, Irene ^a   Chambers, Georgina M ^a   Illingworth, Peter ^b   McBain, John ^c   Norman, Robert J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b IVFAustralia   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ART; multiple pregnancy; obstetric outcome; perinatal mortality; single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84869987892     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des315     Document Type: Article

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