Probability of second live birth after first natural and medically assisted reproduction-mediated live birth: A historical cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence on the role of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) in achieving the desired number of children is very limited. The aim of the current investigation was to assess the probability and the mode of conception of a second live birth according to the mode of conception of the first one.

Material and methods

This historical cohort study was based on administrative data from regional healthcare databases. Women hospitalized for childbirth in Lombardy between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2017 were identified. The probability of a second live birth up to 2021 was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. We calculated this probability according to the mode of conception of the first birth, and the analysis was also performed in strata of maternal age at fir

SUBMITTER: Esposito G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755134 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature