Risk of stillbirth is four times higher after IVF/ICSI compared to spontaneous pregnancies
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 15:42
in Health & Medicine
Women who become pregnant with a single fetus after in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have an increased risk of a stillbirth, according to new research. The study of over 20,000 singleton pregnancies found a four-fold increased risk of stillbirths for women who had IVF/ICSI compared with women who conceived spontaneously or after fertility treatment that did not involve IVF or ICSI.