[The course of pregnancy and labor following artificial insemination]

The course of pregnancy and its final outcome--delivery of alive and viable fetus, is of special significance for women becoming pregnant after artificial insemination because of their limited possibilities for new pregnancy. 131 pregnancies, occurring after artificial insemination with fresh and frozen seminal plasma, were investigated. Analysis of the results showed that in basic lines the course of pregnancy and delivery as well as the state of the newborns did not differ substantially from those of normally conceived women. There was no statistical difference (p greater than 0.05) in the frequency of still-births, preterm deliveries and congenital anomalies of the fetus. In the course of pregnancy of women with artificial insemination two risk periods are determined. a) first trimester because of the greater frequency of spontaneous abortions b) delivery because of the increased operative activity and greater frequency of multiple pregnancy.