NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — The American Fertility Association (The AFA) recognizes the significance of the report released November 1, 2012, by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noting the relationship between Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and the finding that “…women who undergo ART procedures are more likely to deliver multiple-birth infants than those who conceive naturally.”
The report highlights the “significant risks” that multiple births pose to both mothers and infants, and lists “pregnancy complications, pre-term delivery, and low birth-weight infants” as some of the major problems which can occur.
The report notes “the promotion of elective Single Embryo Transfer (eSET),… where feasible, is needed to reduce multiple births and related adverse consequences of ART.” Read full article.
