The effect of fertility treatment and socioeconomic status on neonatal and  post-neonatal mortality in the United States

Meesha Sharma; David C Fineman; Roberta L Keller; Emin Maltepe; Paolo F Rinaudo; Martina A Steurer

doi:10.1038/s41372-024-01866-x

Assisted Reproduction · Safety and Risks

The effect of fertility treatment and socioeconomic status on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in the United States

Sharma M, Fineman DC, Keller RL, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Steurer MA

Published February 2024 Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association, 44(2), 187-194

DOI 10.1038/s41372-024-01866-x PMID 38212435 PMC PMC10844066

Abstract

Objective

To determine the association between fertility treatment, socioeconomic status (SES), and neonatal and post-neonatal mortality.

Study Design

Retrospective cohort study of all births (19,350,344) and infant deaths from 2014-2018 in the United States. The exposure was mode of conception-spontaneous vs fertility treatment. The outcome was neonatal (<28d), and post-neonatal (28d-1y) mortality. Multivariable logistic models were stratified by SES.

Result

The fertility treatment group had statistically significantly higher odds of neonatal mortality (high SES OR 1.59; CI [1.5, 1.68], low SES OR 2.11; CI [1.79, 2.48]) and lower odds of post-neonatal mortality (high SES OR 0.87, CI [0.76, 0.996], low SES OR 0.6, CI [0.38, 0.95]). SES significantly modified the effect of ART/NIFT on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality.

Conclusions

Fertility treatment is associated with higher neonatal and lower post-neonatal mortality and SES modifies this effect. Socioeconomic policies and support for vulnerable families may help reduce rates of infant mortality.

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Assisted Reproduction Safety and Risks Neonatal and Birth Outcomes

Assisted Reproduction › Safety and Risks › Neonatal and Birth Outcomes

Meesha Sharma, David C Fineman, Roberta L Keller, Emin Maltepe, Paolo F Rinaudo, Martina A Steurer

M Sharma, Dave Fineman, D Fineman, R Keller, E Maltepe, P Rinaudo, M Steurer

PMID 38212435 38212435 DOI 10.1038/s41372-024-01866-x 10.1038/s41372-024-01866-x Sharma et al. 2024, Sharma 2024

The effect of fertility treatment and socioeconomic status on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in the United States

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