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9688416

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
It has been suggested that the high rates of prematurity, low birth weight, perinatal morbidity and mortality in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) infants are due to the increased frequency of multiple gestations in this population. The aim of our study was to test this hypothesis by comparing the outcome of IVF twins with that of twins born after spontaneously conceived pregnancies. The perinatal outcome of 40 IVF twins was compared with that of 80 control twins, matched for maternal age, parity and ethnic origin. IVF twins had a higher rate of prematurity (P = 0.03), their mean birth weight was significantly lower (P < 0.01) and the frequency of very low birth weight infants was much higher (P < 0.003). There was no neonatal mortality in the control group, whereas four IVF twins died (P < 0.01). Neonatal morbidity was significantly greater in IVF twins (P < 0.05). Oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation were administered more frequently to IVF twins (P < 0.007 and P < 0.05). We conclude that twins conceived by IVF are at a significantly higher risk for prematurity and associated neonatal morbidity and mortality than spontaneously conceived twins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0268-1161
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1702-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The outcome of twin pregnancies after IVF.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neonatology and NICU, Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article