The impact of the new Turkish regulation, imposing single embryo transfer after assisted reproduction technology, on neonatal intensive care unit utilization: A single center experience

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2384-2388

  Guzoglu, Nilufer ^a   Kanmaz, H Gozde ^a   Dilli, Dilek ^b   Uras, Nurdan ^a   Erdeve, Omer ^a   Dilmen, Ugur ^a,c  

^a Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction techniques; Neonatal outcomes; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 84870046699     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des171     Document Type: Article

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