Abstract
As assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs improve their success rate, the number of higher-order multiple pregnancies increases dramatically. Multifetal pregnancy is a concern both of patients undergoing ART as weIl as to physicians and healthcare insurers alike. High-order multiples increases maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Maternal and fetal health as weIl as economic considerations are pressing issues of importance when the number of high-order multiples rise.
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Hade, J., DeCherney, A.H. (2001). The Niche of the Blastocyst in Human ART. In: Gardner, D.K., Lane, M. (eds) ART and the Human Blastocyst. Proceedings in the Serono Symposia USA Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0149-3_20
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