PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Simultaneous transfer of multiple embryos in an assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycle results in a high rate of multiple pregnancy. Besides the medical complications associated with multiple pregnancy, the financial burden of the resultant preterm @entity1 is also substantial. The current review evaluates the costs associated with the care of preterm @entity1 that are born as a result of ART-associated @entity2099 . RECENT FINDINGS: In 2006, 30% of all ART live births were multiple @entity1 deliveries in the USA. This resulted in 48% of all ART neonates being the product of a multiple @entity1 delivery. In the same year, 62% of ART twins and 97% of ART triplets were delivered preterm, corresponding to approximately 17 000 @entity1 . The Board of Health Sciences Policy has estimated the mean cost of each preterm @entity1 to be US  51 600. Therefore, the financial burden of ART-associated preterm deliveries is estimated to be approximately US  1 billion annually. This figure has remained essentially unchanged between 2001 and 2006, despite decreasing number of embryos transferred, due to increasing total number of ART cycles performed. SUMMARY: Preterm deliveries that result from ART-associated @entity2099 add a substantial burden to overall US healthcare expenditure annually. Policies limiting the number of embryos transferred should be considered with a perspective to increase elective single embryo transfers.

Preterm deliveries that result from XXXX associated with assisted reproductive technologies in the USA: a cost analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['infants', 'infant'] @entity2099 :: ('MESH:D011254', 'Disease') :: ['multiple pregnancies']
@entity2099 :: (MESH:D011254,Disease) :: ['multiple pregnancies']
