Perinatal outcomes of unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries: a case-control study.

Purpose: To compare the pregnancy and perinatal outcomes of unplanned home or car births vs. in-hospital deliveries.

Methods: A retrospective, case-control study of women who underwent unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries vs.

Does the transfer of a poor quality embryo together with a good quality embryo affect the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) outcome?

Background: IVF cycles which result in only one good quality embryo, and a second poor quality embryo present a dilemma when the decision involves transferring two embryos. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a poor quality embryo has a negative effect on a good quality embryo when transferred along with a good quality embryo.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles involving single embryo transfers (SET) and double embryo transfers (DET).