Birth Outcomes Following Assisted Reproductive Technology Conception Among Same-Sex Lesbian Couples vs Natural Conception and Assisted Reproductive Technology Conception Among Heterosexual Couples

Alice Goisis; Agneta Cederström; Pekka Martikainen

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.1345

Birth Outcomes Following Assisted Reproductive Technology Conception Among Same-Sex Lesbian Couples vs Natural Conception and Assisted Reproductive Technology Conception Among Heterosexual Couples

JAMA. 2023 Apr 4;329(13):1117-1119. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.1345.

Authors

Alice Goisis¹, Agneta Cederström², Pekka Martikainen³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London, London, England.
² Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Population Research Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study uses registry data to compare birth outcomes, including birth weight, gestational age, low birth weight, and preterm delivery, in assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancies among same-sex lesbian couples vs natural conceptions and ART pregnancies among heterosexual couples.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Heterosexuality*
Homosexuality, Female*
Humans
Male
Pregnancy Outcome*
Premature Birth
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted*
Sexual and Gender Minorities