Assisted fertilization and breech delivery: risks and obstetric management
Author(s) -
Liv Bente Romundstad,
P. Romundstad,
A. Sunde,
Vidar von Dûring,
Rolv Skjærven,
Lars J. Vatten
Publication year - 2009
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/dep301
Subject(s) - breech presentation , obstetrics , medicine , assisted reproductive technology , pregnancy , reproduction , breech delivery , human fertilization , gynecology , biology , infertility , genetics , ecology , anatomy
Previous studies have suggested that assisted reproduction technology (ART) is associated with increased risk of breech presentation. We investigated whether factors that tend to differ between ART and spontaneously conceived pregnancies may explain the higher risk of breech deliveries associated with ART.
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