Assisted Reproductive Technology and Birth Defects: Effects of Subfertility and Multiple Births.

Rebecca F Liberman Kelly D GetzDominique HeinkeBarbara LukeJudy E SternEugene R DeclercqXiaoli ChenAngela E LinMarlene Anderka

Published in: Birth defects research (2017)

Although the risk of birth defects with ART is small, a substantial portion of the relative effect is mediated through multiple births, with subfertility contributing an important role. Future research is needed to determine the impact of newer techniques, such as single embryo transfer, on these risks. Birth Defects Research 109:1144-1153, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
hiv infected
pregnancy outcomes