Human Reproduction, Vol. 19, No. 2, 435-441,
February 2004
© 2004 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Neonatal outcome in a Danish national cohort of 3438 IVF/ICSI and 10 362 non-IVF/ICSI twins born between 1995 and 2000
1 The Fertility Clinic, 5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6 Department of Neonatology, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, 3 National Board of Health, Health Statistics, Copenhagen and 4 Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: The Fertility Clinic, University of Copenhagen, Rigshopitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. e-mail: apinborg{at}rh.dk
BACKGROUND: In Denmark, one-third of twin pregnancies are the result of IVF/ICSI treatment. Limited data on neonatal outcome in IVF/ICSI twins are available in the literature. METHODS: A register study was conducted on neonatal morbidity and mortality in a complete national twin cohort including all 3438 (3393 live-born) IVF/ICSI and 10 362 (10 239 live-born) non-IVF/ICSI twins born between 1995 and 2000. Twins were identified in the National Medical Birth Registry and dichotomized into IVF/ICSI and non-IVF/ICSI by cross-reference with the Danish IVF Registry. Data on neonatal morbidity and mortality were retrieved from the Danish Patient Registry and the Danish Registry of Causes of Deaths. In order to exclude monozygotic twins, sub-analyses on unlike-sex twins were conducted. RESULTS: A birth weight discordance of >20% was observed in 20.6% of IVF/ICSI versus 15.7% of control twin pairs (P < 0.001). The risk of discordant birth weight >20% was OR 1.29 (95% CI 1.04–1.58) in unlike-sex IVF/ICSI twins versus control twins. The risk of delivery at <37 completed weeks and birth weight <2500 g was similar in the two cohorts; however, in unlike-sex IVF/ICSI versus control twins the risk of delivery at <37 weeks and birth weight <2500 g was OR 1.22 (95% CI 1.09–1.38) and OR 1.25 (1.11–1.40) respectively. After stratification for maternal age and parity, these risks disappeared. IVF/ICSI twins carried a higher risk of admittance to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) than control twins (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.09–1.27), and this was even more pronounced in unlike-sex twins [OR 1.34 (95% CI 1.19–1.51)]. No differences were observed in malformation or mortality rates between the two cohorts. CONCLUSIONS: Despite higher birth weight discordance and more NICU admissions among IVF/ICSI twins, neonatal outcome in IVF/ICSI twins seems to be comparable with that of non-IVF/ICSI twins, when only dizygotic twins were considered in the comparisons.
Key words: clinical epidemiology/congenital malformations/ICSI twins/IVF/neonatal outcome
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