Perinatal and pediatric outcomes associated with the use of fertility treatment: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Around 2% of births in Ontario, Canada involve the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), and it is rising due to the implementation of a publicly funded ART program in 2016. To better understand the impact of fertility treatments, we assessed perinatal and pediatric health outcomes associated with ART, hormonal treatments, and artificial insemination compared with spontaneously conceived births.

Methods

This population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted using provincial birth registry data linked with fertility registry and health administrative databases in Ontario, Canada. Live births and stillbirths from January 2013 to July 2016 were included and followed to age one. The risks of adverse pregnancy, birth and infant health outcomes were ass

SUBMITTER: Dimanlig-Cruz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9940338 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature