RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF EARLY 0-7 DAYS OUTCOME OF BABIES BORN AFTER ART ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Dr. Priyanka Singh,
Jwala House,
130, Hari Marg, Civil Lines,
Jaipur.
Email: dr_priya_jaipur@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT: AIM: Retrospective study of early (0-7 days) outcome of babies born after ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the fertilization of a woman’s egg and a man’s sperm in a laboratory dish. In vitro means “outside the body.” Fertilization means the sperm has attached to and entered the egg. IVF is a form of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This means special medical techniques are used to help a woman become pregnant. There are five basic steps to IVF- Step 1: Stimulation, also called super ovulation, Step 2: Egg retrieval, Step 3: Insemination and Fertilization, Step 4: Embryo culture, Step 5: Embryo transfer. OBJECTIVE: To study the early (0-7 days) outcome of babies born after ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) METHODS: This is a retrospective study conducted in Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur between Jan 2009- Jan 2010. Inclusion criteria consists of all IVF babies born at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur and exclusion criteria consists of all out born babies and IVF babies delivered at another center. CONCLUSION: There were 54.28% male and 45.72% female babies. Most of the babies were above 1.5 kg (44.28% NBW +45.71% LBW= 89.99%). There were only 5.71% babies born before 32 weeks of gestation. 61.42% were Singleton. Complication rate was low with Respiratory Distress in 10 babies, Sepsis in 4 babies and Jaundice in 22. All were treated successfully. There was no mortality.