Cerebral palsy after assisted reproductive technology: a cohort study.

Shona GoldsmithSarah McintyreNadia BadawiMichele Hansen

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2017)

In Western Australia, assisted reproductive technology (ART) increases birth prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP), mediated mostly by preterm and multiple births. Preterm birth alone does not account for the doubled odds of CP for ART singletons born very preterm. Clinical outcomes are similar between ART and naturally conceived children with CP.

Keyphrases

cerebral palsy
gestational age
preterm birth
low birth weight
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
young adults
risk factors
preterm infants
south africa
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes