Лечащий Врач (Jul 2022)

Analysis of the health status of children born after in vitro fertilization

  • N. P. Provatar,
  • V. N. Kuzmin,
  • E. I. Kashirskaya,
  • N. R. Pimenova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.51793/OS.2022.25.6.009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 5-6
pp. 54 – 56

Abstract

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The wide dissemination and improvement of reproductive technologies requires a closer and more focused study of the results. Along with unconditional achievements in in vitro fertilization, there are many unresolved issues related to the health of newborns. It is important to get a comprehensive assessment of the health status of children born through in vitro fertilization and be able to make predictions. To date, there are few such studies. The purpose of the publication is to present the results of observation and examination on an outpatient basis of children born by in vitro fertilization. A clinical diagnostic examination of newborns was carried out, a study of the birth histories and medical records of inpatient and outpatient monitoring of children born through in vitro fertilization. The results of the analysis of medical records and examinations of 55 children born in the city of Astrakhan for the period 2018-2020 after in vitro fertilization were obtained. It was found that the majority of children were from multiple pregnancies and male children predominated. The features of the period of pregnancy were noted – the carriage of cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, gestational diabetes mellitus, toxicosis, «preeclampsia», gestational age. About a third of the observed children were among the preterm and had a low body weight (average value – 1750 grams). Variants of the pathology of the central nervous system, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems were studied. In the study group, a significant majority of congenital pathology of the formation of the oval window of the heart was found – 91% and anemia in newborns. Premature children were dominated by neurocirculatory disorders, retinopathy, preretinopathy, iron deficiency anemia. The lack of information in primary health care facilities at the place of residence of the child and the need to overcome moral and ethical, as well as social and religious contradictions with the help of the personnel of catamnesis departments and the support of psychologists are indicated.

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