Perinatal outcomes among singletons after assisted reproductive technology with single-embryo or double-embryo transfer versus no assisted reproductive technology

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 954-960

  Martin, Angela S ^a,b   Chang, Jeani ^b   Zhang, Yujia ^b   Kawwass, Jennifer F ^a,b   Boulet, Sheree L ^b   McKane, Patricia ^c   Bernson, Dana ^d   Kissin, Dmitry M ^a,b   Jamieson, Denise J ^a,b   Mneimneh, Allison S ^e   Sunderam, Saswati ^e   Crawford, Sara ^e   Grigorescu, Violanda ^e   Copeland, Glenn ^e   Mersol Barg, Michael ^e   Cohen, Bruce ^e   Diop, Hafsatou ^e   Steele, JoAnn ^e   Sappenfield, William ^e   Kirby, Russell S ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; double embryo transfer; elective single embryo transfer; in vitro fertilization; perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTICUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FLORIDA; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSACHUSETTS; MICHIGAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACTUAL DATABASE; FERTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY; MALE; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFERTILITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85014747825     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.01.024     Document Type: Article

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