The demographics of assisted reproductive technology births in a Nordic country.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

What are the socio-demographic characteristics of families in Norway who have children after assisted reproductive technology (ART), and have these characteristics changed over time?

Summary answer

Parents who conceive through ART in Norway tend to be advantaged families, and their socio-demographic profile has not changed considerably over the period 1985-2014.

What is known already

A small number of studies show that couples who conceive through ART tend to be socio-economically advantaged.

Study design, size, duration

Norwegian Population Register, the Medical Birth Register and the national data bases were linked to study all live births in Norway between 1985 and 2014.

Participants/materials, setting, methods

The sample consisted of 1

SUBMITTER: Goisis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7316497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature