title: The obstetric outcome of singleton pregnancies following in-vitro fertilization/gamete intra-fallopian transfer.
abstract: The present study compares 465 singleton live deliveries from in-vitro fertilization/gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (IVF/GIFT) pregnancies with a large control population to evaluate the incidence of pre-term delivery and small for gestational age (SGA) or very small for gestation age (VSGA) babies resulting from IVF/GIFT pregnancies. Overall the incidence of SGA or VSGA from an IVF/GIFT pregnancy is higher than from the normal obstetric population (SGA odds ratio 1.76, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38-2.25 and VSGA odds ratio 1.61, 95% CI: 1.05-2.46) particularly among primiparous women (SGA odds ratio 1.99, 95% CI: 1.25-3.16 and VSGA odds ratio 1.97, 95% CI: 1.49-2.62). After stratifying by the cause of infertility, only women with unexplained infertility had a significantly higher proportion of SGA/VSGA babies. There was a significantly higher incidence of pre-term deliveries among the young primiparae (odds ratio 5.02, 95% CI: 3.09-8.13). Thus the excess risk of delivering a SGA/VSGA baby and pre-term delivery from an IVF/GIFT pregnancy seems to be largely confined to women with unexplained infertility and young primiparae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia.
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Philipson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Petrucco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008423:Maternal Age; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D012044:Regression Analysis