Socioeconomic status affects the prevalence, but not the perinatal outcomes, of in vitro fertilization pregnancies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3118-3125

  Räisänen, Sari ^a   Randell, Kaisa ^a,b   Nielsen, Henriette Svarre ^c   Gissler, Mika ^d,e   Kramer, Michael R ^f   Klemetti, Reija ^d   Heinonen, Seppo ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

birth; IVF; perinatal outcome; population register; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEMIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH;

BIRTH; IVF; PERINATAL OUTCOME; POPULATION REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINLAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84885933979     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det307     Document Type: Article

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