Neonatal outcomes among singleton births after blastocyst versus cleavage stage embryo transfer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 439-448

  Dar, S ^a,b   Lazer, T ^a,b   Shah, P S ^c   Librach, C L ^a,b,d  

^a CReATe Fertility Center   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cleavage stage embryo; Congenital anomalies; Neonatal outcomes; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE EMBRYO; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; OOCYTE DONATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE EMBRYO; CONGENITAL ANOMALIES; NEONATAL OUTCOMES; PRETERM LABOR;

BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84898646248     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmu001     Document Type: Article

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