Most of the perinatal complications, such as preterm birth (PTB), early preterm birth, low birth weight (LBW), extremely low birth weight, small for gestational age, large for gestational age babies, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, need for surfactant, meconium aspiration syndrome, neonatal seizures, intraventricular hemorrhage, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and patent ductus arteriosus was significantly increased in the AB group when compared to the SB group (p<0.05). In-vitro fertilization (IVF) independently increases the risk of LBW (aOR 2.530; 95% CI 2.194-2.917), PTB (aOR 4.004; 95% CI 3.496-4.587), NICU admission (aOR 2.003; 95% CI 1.610-2.492) and neonatal seizures (aOR 9.805; 95% CI 5.755-16.706).Conclusions: All ART-conceived pregnant patients should receive antenatal counselling regarding perinatal complications and should deliver at a tertiary care center with appropriate NICU support.
Keyphrases
- preterm birth
- gestational age
- low birth weight
- preterm infants
- birth weight
- human milk
- pregnant women
- tertiary care
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected
- early onset
- physical activity
- antiretroviral therapy
- ultrasound guided
- case report
- temporal lobe epilepsy