Risk Factors and Early Development of Children Born with an Assisted Fertilization

Milićević, Milena and Potić, Srećko and Medenica, Veselin and Cakić, Marija (2011) Risk Factors and Early Development of Children Born with an Assisted Fertilization. Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation, 12 (3-4). pp. 33-49. ISSN 1409-6099

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present a systematic literature review of the researches conducted in the area of risk factors and difficulties in the early development of children born after assisted conception, to systematize current knowledge in this field and allocate the factors of importance for the early intervention. In order to evaluate the published data on risk factors and early development of children born after assisted conception, an extensive literature search was conducted to identify the published papers related to the obstetric and neonatal outcome of pregnancies after assisted reproduction technology, the incidence of multiple pregnancy and the risk of preterm delivery, the neonatal status, the mean gestational age, the average birth weight, the neuro-developmental outcomes and early cognitive and motor development.

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