Open AccessHospital care utilization of infants born after IVF
Author(s) -
A Ericson
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/17.4.929
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , odds ratio , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , pregnancy , biology , optics , genetics , physics , pathology , psychiatry
Infants born after IVF are often twins, and singleton IVF babies have an increased risk for preterm birth. Both conditions are likely to increase morbidity. We examined the frequency and duration of hospitalization required by babies born after IVF, and compared this information with all infants born in Sweden during the same time period.
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