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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Mar 2;215(1):126–127. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.052

Table.

The distribution (%) by study group, plurality, and checkbox item on the birth certificate*

IVF
Children
IVF
Siblings
Control
Children
Overall 69,969 9,489 636,645
Singleton births 47,737 8,890 623,030
Multiple births 22,232 599 13,615
Q1: Pregnancy resulted from infertility treatment Overall 36.8 14.1 0.8
Singleton births 33.8 12.3 0.6
Multiple births 43.0 38.4 8.9
Q2: Fertility-enhancing drugs, AI, or IUI Overall 11.5 6.2 0.4
Singleton births 10.1 5.2 0.3
Multiple births 14.4 20.6 5.3
Q3: Assisted reproductive technology, IVF, or GIFT Overall 28.2 5.5 0.3
Singleton births 26.0 4.9 0.2
Multiple births 33.0 15.0 4.0
Summary: any infertility item checked ‘Yes’** Overall 36.5 12.8 0.7
Singleton births 33.3 11.1 0.5
Multiple births 43.4 37.1 8.7
*

Percents were computed from the years that the item was present; States may not have included all items on the birth certificate.

**

The response is included in the summary when at least one of the three items was present on the birth certificate.