ISSN: 1859 - 2872
Comparing the growth of children born from in vitro fertilization with children born from natural pregnancy
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Objective: To compare the physical and mental development between children born from in vitro fertilization and children born from natural pregnancy. Subject and method: 429 children born by in vitro fertilization and 509 natural babies born 5-30 months old were examined in 2015 - 2018 at Tu Du Hospital, regardless of gender, in Ho Chi Minh City. Result and conclusion: The weight between newborns from in vitro fertilization (9.7 ± 2.3kg) and children born naturally (9.5 ± 1.9kg) with p>0.05. Height between newborns from in vitro fertilization (74.8 ± 7.7cm) and natural babies (75.0 ± 6.9cm) with p>0.05. Only the 8-month-old group of babies born from in vitro fertilization had a higher rate of overweight-obesity than children born naturally. Only the motor posture index had a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between the children born from in vitro fertilization (106.51 ± 9.9) and those born naturally (105.03 ± 9,6). Other indexes and general index had not significant difference. There was a statistically significant difference in language development index: The in vitro fertilization group had a lower proportion than that group of children born naturally. This difference in language index only occurs in the age group of 8 - 12 months old.
Keywords: Physical health, mental health, in vitro fertilization, weight of children, height of children.
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