Fertility Treatment Is Associated with Stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Support in Late Preterm Infants

Erica T Wang; Lauren W Sundheimer; Carla Spades; Cara Quant; Charles F Simmons; Margareta D Pisarska

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.020

Fertility Treatment Is Associated with Stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Support in Late Preterm Infants

J Pediatr. 2017 Aug:187:309-312. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.020. Epub 2017 May 31.

Authors

Erica T Wang¹, Lauren W Sundheimer¹, Carla Spades², Cara Quant², Charles F Simmons², Margareta D Pisarska³

Affiliations

¹ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
² Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
³ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: margareta.pisarska@cshs.org.

Abstract

Late preterm infants are at risk for short-term morbidities. We report that late preterm singletons conceived with fertility treatment have increased risk for admission to the neonatal intensive care unit and respiratory support compared with spontaneously conceived infants. Fertility treatment may be a risk factor to consider in managing late preterm infants.

Keywords: assisted reproductive technology; in vitro fertilization.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Fertility
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / etiology*
Infant, Premature, Diseases / therapy
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / statistics & numerical data*
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Pregnancy
Premature Birth
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / adverse effects*

Grants and funding

R01 HD074368/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States