European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 138-148 , October 2009

Preterm birth and low birth weight among in vitro fertilization singletons: A systematic review and meta-analyses

  • Sarah D. McDonald

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: McMaster University, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, 1200 Main St. West, HSC 3N52B, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada. Tel.: +1 905 525 9140x26622; fax: +1 905 524 2911.
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  • Zhen Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Shaanxi Province, PR China
    • ,
  • Sohail Mulla

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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  • Kellie E. Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Joseph Beyene

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Arne Ohlsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • on behalf of the Knowledge Synthesis Group

Received 12 January 2009 ,Revised 21 April 2009 ,Accepted 25 May 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00375-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.05.035

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 138-148 , October 2009

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