School-age outcomes among IVF-conceived children: A population-wide cohort study.
Amber L KennedyBeverley J VollenhovenRichard J HiscockCatharyn J SternSusan P WalkerJeanie Ling Yoong CheongJon L QuachRoxanne HastieDavid WilkinsonJohn McBainLyle C GurrinVivien MacLachlanFranca AgrestaSusan P BaohmStephen TongAnthea C LindquistPublished in: PLoS medicine (2023)
In this analysis, under the given causal assumptions, the school-age developmental and educational outcomes for children conceived by IVF are equivalent to those of spontaneously conceived children. These findings provide important reassurance for current and prospective parents and for clinicians.