A study has shown that the risk of serious complications such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death is around twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive ...

Babies born to women aged 40 and over from assisted reproduction have fewer birth defects compared with those from women who conceive naturally at the same age, according to new research. Babies born ...

In nulliparous women at term who required assisted vaginal birth, a non-rotated occipitoposterior position of the foetal head was associated with significantly higher rates of maternal morbidity than ...

Recently published research helps clarify the risk of birth defects linked to assisted reproductive technology. The study authors (including myself) found that a major factor for birth defects was ...

We linked a census of treatment with assisted reproductive technology in South Australia to a registry of births and terminations with a gestation period of at least 20 weeks or a birth weight of at ...

Assisted vaginal birth refers to the use of a specially designed instrument to help with delivery during the last part of labor. It is also referred to as operative vaginal delivery, and accounts for ...

The likelihood of live birth is increased among assisted reproductive technology cycles 'with' versus 'without' a gestational carrier, according to a research letter published online Oct. 18 in the ...

The risk of serious complications in childbirth, such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, and death within the first 28 days is twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive ...

An expectant couple from North Carolina are currently in Hawaii awaiting the birth of their baby. When the time comes, they will have a so-called dolphin-assisted birth — a completely whacked idea ...

Babies born to women aged 40 and over from assisted reproduction have fewer birth defects compared with those from women who conceive naturally at the same age, according to new research from the ...