Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of assisted pregnancies in a low-middle income country in South Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assisted reproductive techniques are increasingly used to achieve fertility in developing countries in South Asia. However, the data on the outcome of assisted pregnancies are sparse. This study aims to evaluate the pregnancy, delivery and neonatal outcomes and complications of assisted pregnancies in Sri Lanka, a low-middle-income country in South Asia.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of the data of the island-wide multi-centre Sri Lanka Birth Weight Study, which recruited all live-born newborns in 13 hospitals covering 20% of all births in the country from 01 August to 30 September 2023. Data on socio-demographic background, type of conception, pre-pregnancy medical, obstetric and delivery complications and immediate neonatal outcomes were collected by

SUBMITTER: Mettananda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12039262 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature