[Follow-up checks of children born from induced pregnancy (author's transl)]
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Induced pregnancies in children may lead to developmental abnormalities and neurological issues. Further research is needed to determine the safety of induced ovulation for women with potential pathological pregnancies.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Neurology
Context:
- Follow-up examinations of 102 children (aged 2.5-8 years) born after induced pregnancies.
- Investigated potential developmental, neurological, and psychological outcomes.
- Assessed electroencephalography (EEG) findings in relation to clinical symptoms.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the health outcomes of children born from induced pregnancies.
- To determine the association between pregnancy induction methods and child development.
- To inform recommendations regarding the use of induced ovulation for fertility treatment.
Summary:
- Seven children exhibited developmental abnormalities.
- 14 children showed minimal neurological deviations.
- 25-30% of children had moderate intellectual disability; 20% had abnormal EEG without clinical symptoms.
- Adverse outcomes were more common in children from pathological pregnancies.
Impact:
- Findings support continued use of induced ovulation for functional sterility.
- Recommends restricting treatment to women without pathological pregnancy risk, though prediction is challenging.
- Highlights the need for careful patient selection in assisted reproductive technologies.
Abstract:
The following results were obtained by the authors from follow-up checks of 102 children, aged between 2.5 and eight years, who had been delivered from induced pregnancies. - Developmental abnormalities were recorded from seven cases, in the context of paediatric examinations. Minimal neurological deviations were exhibited by 14 children. Moderate retardation was established in psychological tests from something between 25 and 30 per cent of all cases. Positive responses to electroencephalography, however, without any clinical symptoms were observed in 20 per cent of the probands. Neurological symptoms and moderate retardation were recordable primarily from children who had originated from pathological pregnancies. The above findings are likely to support the recommendation to continue treatment of functional sterility by means of induced ovulation. Yet, treatment of that kind should be restricted to women unlikely to be afflicted with pathological pregnancy, which however, cannot be safely forecast in all cases.