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Trends in the occurrence, determinants, and consequences of multiple births.
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An increase in preterm births among multiples contributed almost as much as the increase in occurrence of multiple births to the increase or stabilization of the overall rates of preterm delivery observed in Canada, France, and the United States.About:
This article is published in Seminars in Perinatology.The article was published on 2002-08-01. It has received 310 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births
Hannah Blencowe,Simon Cousens,Doris Chou,Mikkel Z. Oestergaard,Lale Say,Ann-Beth Moller,Mary V Kinney,Joy E Lawn +7 more
TL;DR: A review of the epidemiology of preterm birth, and its burden globally, including priorities for action to improve the data, is presented, as part of a supplement jointly funded by Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives programme.
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The science behind 25 years of ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization.
TL;DR: The scientific background to current approaches to ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization is reviewed and the development, application, and consequences of ovarian stimulation strategies are reviewed in detail.
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Epidemiology of preterm birth and its clinical subtypes.
TL;DR: Data regarding preterm births is reviewed with particular focus on its incidence, temporal trends, and recurrence, indicating that spontaneous preterm birth is not only associated with increased recurrence of spontaneous, but also medically indicated, pre term birth, and vice versa.
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Multiple birth resulting from ovarian stimulation for subfertility treatment
TL;DR: The background of ovarian hyperstimulation, trends supporting current practice, and strategies to reduce the chance of multiple pregnancy are highlighted.
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Low birth weight in the United States
TL;DR: The substantial improvement in newborn survival in the United States over the past several decades is mostly due to better access to improved neonatal care for low-birth-weight infants, and several interventions have failed to reduce preterm birth or growth restriction.
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3 The Cochrane Library
TL;DR: The specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology will benefit from several related groups already working within the Cochrane Collaboration, and it is hoped that the ‘wooden spoon’ can be discarded from the authors' ranks for good.
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Deliveries and children born after in-vitro fertilisation in Sweden 1982–95: a retrospective cohort study
TL;DR: A high frequency of multiple births and maternal characteristics were the main factors that led to adverse outcomes, and not the in-vitro-fertilisation technique itself, which needs to be changed to lower the rate of multiple pregnancy.
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Prevention of twin pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection based on strict embryo criteria: a prospective randomized clinical trial
Jan Gerris,Diane De Neubourg,K Mangelschots,Eric Van Royen,Muriel Van de Meerssche,M Valkenburg +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that by using single embryo transfer and strict embryo criteria, an OPR similar to that in normal fertile couples can be achieved after IVF/ICSI, while limiting the dizygotic twin pregnancy rate to its natural incidence of <1% of all ongoing pregnancies.
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Determinants of preterm birth rates in Canada from 1981 through 1983 and from 1992 through 1994.
K.S. Joseph,Michael S. Kramer,Sylvie Marcoux,Arne Ohlsson,Shi Wu Wen,Alexander C. Allen,Robert W. Platt +6 more
TL;DR: The recent increase in preterm births in Canada is largely attributable to changes in the frequency of multiple births, obstetrical intervention, and the use of ultrasound-based estimates of gestational age.
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One versus two embryo transfer after IVF and ICSI: a randomized study
Hannu Martikainen,Aila Tiitinen,Candido Tomás,Juha S. Tapanainen,Mauri Orava,Leena Tuomivaara,S. Vilska,Christel Hydén-Granskog,Outi Hovatta +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that among women who have good quality embryos in their first IVF/ICSI, good treatment results can be achieved and support the idea of changing embryo transfer policy towards one embryo transfer without any remarkable decrease in the success rate.