Journal
JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
Volume 33, Issue 9, Pages 1203-1213Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0757-6
Keywords
Fertile; Subfertile; Assisted reproductive technology; Infertility; Adverse pregnancy outcomes
Funding
- NICHD NIH HHS [R01 HD067270] Funding Source: Medline
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of changing fertility status on perinatal outcomes of singleton siblings, conceived with and without assisted reproductive technology (ART). A longitudinal cohort study of Massachusetts resident women having two consecutive singleton births during 2004-2010 was performed. Women were classified as ART (A), subfertile (S), or fertile (F) and categorized by their fertility status in each birth as A-A, A-S, S-A, S-S, F-A, F-S, and F-F. Within categories, adjusted mean birthweights, gestations, and birthweight Z scores were estimated with linear generalized estimating equations. Risks of low birthweight (LBW, < 2500 g), preterm birth (PTB, < 37 weeks), and placental complications were modeled using logistic regression by fertility status as adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). Birthweights in second pregnancies averaged 74-155 g higher, except for births to F-A women, who averaged -16 g lower. Most women had a reduction in length of gestation in their second pregnancies, with F-A women having the largest decline (-0.5 weeks). In first birth models, the risks for LBW and placental complications were increased for subfertile (AOR 1.39 [1.07-1.81] and 1.97 [1.33-2.93], respectively) and ART women (AOR 1.58 [1.29-1.93] and 3.40 [2.64-4.37], respectively). Second birth models showed increased risks for ART births of LBW (AOR 3.13 [2.19-4.48]) and placental complications (AOR 2.45 [1.56-3.86]) and greater risks of PTB for both ART (AOR 2.37 [1.74-3.23]) and subfertile women (AOR 1.47 [1.02-2.13]). Declining fertility status, with and without assisted reproductive technology treatment, is associated with increasing risks for adverse outcomes, greatest for women whose fertility status declined the most.
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