The impact of assisted reproductive technologies on intra-uterine growth and birth defects in singletons

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 228-233

  Hansen, Michèle ^a   Bower, Carol ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Congenital abnormalities; Infant; Infertility; Low birth weight; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL GROWTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITRIFICATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREMATURITY;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84904818014     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2014.03.002     Document Type: Review

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