Table II. 2006 National Multiple Births and 2005 Institute of Medicine (IOM) ART Preterm Delivery Percentages.
| 2006 National Multiple Births | Twins | Triplets or More | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 SART (Fresh Embryos from Non-Donor Oocytes only) | 7.433 | 5% | 472 | 7% | ||
| Ovulation Induction (OI) & Ovulation Enhancement (OE) | 52.872 | 39% | 4.490 | 69% | ||
| Natural Mutiples | 76.780 | 56% | 1.578 | 24% | ||
| Total Multiple Births | 137.085 | 6.540 | ||||
| SART | 7.433 | 472 | ||||
| IOM Preterm % | 61,7% | 97,2% | ||||
| Est SART Preterm Deliveries | 4.586 | 459 | ||||
| Number of Infants per Pregnancy | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total Number of Infants | 9.172 | 1.376 | 10.549 | |||
| IOM Cost per Infant Born Preterm | $ 51.500 | $ 51.500 | ||||
| Estimated SART Costs | $ 472.374.583 | $ 70.882.128 | $ 543.256.711 | 12% | ||
| OI & OE | 52.872 | 4.490 | ||||
| IOM Preterm % | 61,7% | 97,2% | ||||
| Est OI & OE Preterm Deliveries | 32.622 | 4.364 | ||||
| Number of Infants per Pregnancy | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total Number of Infants | 65.244 | 13.092 | 78.336 | |||
| IOM Cost per Infant Born Preterm | $ 51.500 | $ 51.500 | ||||
| Estimated OI & OE Costs | $ 3.360.069.108 | $ 674.242.913 | $ 4.034.312.021 | 88% | ||
| SART & OI & OE | 60.305 | 4.962 | ||||
| IOM Preterm % | 61,7% | 97,2% | ||||
| Est SART & OI & OE Preterm Deliveries | 37.208 | 4.823 | ||||
| Number of Infants per Pregnancy | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total Number of Infants | 74.416 | 4.468 | 88.885 | |||
| IOM Cost per Infant Born Preterm | $ 51.500 | $ 51.500 | ||||
| Estimated SART & OI & OE Costs | $ 3.832.443.691 | $ 745.125.041 | $ 4.577.568.732 | |||