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Temporal trends in multiple births after in vitro fertilisation in Sweden, 1982-2001: a register study.

Källén, Bengt LU ; Finnström, Orvar ; Nygren, Karl Gösta and Olausson, Petra Otterblad (2005) In BMJ 331(7513). p.382-383
Abstract
During the 20 years since the first child was born in Sweden after

in vitro fertilisation, clinical policy has changed. During the early

1990s, the clinics performing in vitro fertilisation and the

National Board of Health and Welfare agreed to reduce the

number of embryos transferred to the uterus during in vitro fertilisation

from three to two. Here, we describe the changes in

multiple birth rates that have resulted from this change and their

impact on the rate of preterm birth. In future papers we intend

to describe maternal and child characteristics in greater detail.
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in vitro fertilisation, clinical policy has changed. During the early<br/><br>
1990s, the clinics performing in vitro fertilisation and the<br/><br>
National Board of Health and Welfare agreed to reduce the<br/><br>
number of embryos transferred to the uterus during in vitro fertilisation<br/><br>
from three to two. Here, we describe the changes in<br/><br>
multiple birth rates that have resulted from this change and their<br/><br>
impact on the rate of preterm birth. In future papers we intend<br/><br>
to describe maternal and child characteristics in greater detail.}},
  author       = {{Källén, Bengt and Finnström, Orvar and Nygren, Karl Gösta and Olausson, Petra Otterblad}},
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  pages        = {{382--383}},
  publisher    = {{BMJ Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{BMJ}},
  title        = {{Temporal trends in multiple births after in vitro fertilisation in Sweden, 1982-2001: a register study.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4361278/624722.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1136/bmj.38443.595046.E0}},
  volume       = {{331}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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