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. 2011 Apr 7;28(6):489–493. doi: 10.1007/s10815-011-9561-5

Table 3.

Growth and development in IVM children

Study Cohort Size (n) Control Group Growth (compared to national means) Development
Söderström-Anttila 2006 [17] 46 IVM None - Mean height age 2 years: BSID at age 2:
girls = +0.1 SD - Normal in 34/35 children
boys = +0.2 SD - Mild developmental delay in 1/35.
- Mean height-related
weight age 2 years:
girls = +1.1 percentile
boys = −1.3 percentiles
Shu-Chi 2006 [18] 21 IVM 21 SC BSID at 6–24 months:
- Mean Mental
Development Index scores not significantly different between IVM (92.7) or SC (97.2) groups (p = 0.07).
- Mean Psychomotor Development Index scores not significantly different between IVM (96.7) or SC (96.2) groups (p = 0.82).

SC Spontaneously conceived, IVM in-vitro maturation, BSID Bayley Scales of Infant Developments