Mental health in children conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs): Insights from a longitudinal study of Australian children

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 6; p. e0304213
• Main Authors: Islam, Md. Irteja, Chaffey, Oscar A., Chadwick, Verity, Martiniuk, Alexandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.06.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Analysis; Anxiety; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - etiology; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Australia - epidemiology; Autism; Birth weight; Child; Children; COVID-19; Data analysis; Depression - epidemiology; Development and progression; Diabetes mellitus; Drinking behavior; Female; Fertility; Fertility drugs; Fertilization; Genetic crosses; Humans; Hypertension; Information management; Logit models; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Obstetrics; Offspring; People and Places; Population studies; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Pregnant women; Psychological aspects; Regression analysis; Regression models; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; Reproductive technologies; Reproductive technology; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomics; Statistical analysis; Womens health; Young Adult; Australia
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304213

The mental health of children conceived using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) such as In-Vitro-Fertilization (IVF) is a subject of significant controversy. Existing studies suggest children conceived through ART meet physical and cognitive developmental milestones at similar rates to their...