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Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are linked to cerebral palsy in children. Factors like multiple births, premature delivery, and low birth weight contribute to this risk, influencing embryo transfer policies.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) account for 1-4% of global births.
  • ART use has increased over 30 years.
  • Adverse outcomes, including cerebral palsy, are associated with ART.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review studies on ART as a cause of cerebral palsy.
  • To evaluate ART's role in poor long-term neurologic outcomes.
  • To examine factors contributing to cerebral palsy in ART conceptions.

Main Methods:

  • Medline database search from 1996-2010.
  • Review of studies evaluating ART and cerebral palsy.
  • Analysis of potential causative factors.

Main Results:

  • Multiple pregnancy is a risk factor for cerebral palsy.
  • Preterm delivery is linked to cerebral palsy.
  • Babies small for gestational age are associated with cerebral palsy.
  • Vanishing embryo syndrome may also contribute.

Conclusions:

  • ART is associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy.
  • Multiple factors contribute to cerebral palsy risk in ART.
  • Findings have implications for ART embryo transfer policies.