Risk of spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies conceived after IVF/ICSI treatment: meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Paolo Ivo CavorettoM CandianiVeronica Giorgione Annalisa InversettiM M Abu-SabaF TiberioCristina SigismondiA Farina

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)

The risk of sPTB in singleton pregnancies resulting from IVF/ICSI is significantly greater than that in spontaneously conceived singletons. These findings should be interpreted with caution given the low quality of the available evidence. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
low birth weight
pregnant women
birth weight
systematic review
combination therapy
weight loss
preterm infants