“Follow-up of Children Born After Assisted Reproductive Technology.” Assisted reproductive technology refers to the procedures in which the oocyte is handled or manipulated in the vitro before fertilization either as an oocyte or an embryo. The most common techniques used in assisted reproductive technologies are in vitro (IV) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Recent studies show that there is a greater risk of birth defects and malformations in children born as a result of assisted reproductive technologies as opposed to those conceived spontaneously. Frequently, as a result of ART, mulitple pregnancies are highly common.
Since multiple preganices cause the mother to deliver the babies prematurely, babies resulting from ART, have the same risks as any other baby born prematurely. Among the common birth defects as a result of assisted reproductive technologies are low birth rate and undeveloped organs. This also raises the cost of delivery of the babies. Since most are under normal birthweight and are not completely developed internally, they are often kept at the hospital until they have reached a more normal birthweight.
Also, they are kept in incubators. Not all babies resulting from ART survive after birth because of the premature risk factors. Even though there is a greater risk of birth defects and abnormalities in children born as a result of assisted reproductive technologies, there are still studies being performed as to be able to identify these defects earlier in the pregnancy. Ludwig, Michael, Klaus Diedrich. “Follow-up of children born after Assisted Reproductive Technologies.” Reproductive Biomedicine Online Nov/Dec 2002 16 Sept. 2003.
The Essay on Reproductive Technology
In the 1990's, new technological questions have arisen over in-vitro fertilization and genetic engineering. These questions have become about as humankind has advanced in its scientific and technological knowledge. As we gain more control over nature, we will inevitably face tough questions about how to exercise this control.One area of concern is reproductive technologies like in-vitro ...
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