Twins born after fertility treatment have a higher risk of problems at birth
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 06:00
in Health & Medicine
Twins born as a result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) are more likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive care and to be hospitalised in their first three years of life than spontaneously conceived twins, according to new research published online Wednesday (20 May) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction...
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