Table 3.

Neonatal outcomes by fertility treatments

Neonatal outcomes	Group 1: IVF/ICSI (n = 310)	Group 2: IUI/OI (n = 150)	p value
Female infant	162 (53.5)	77 (51.7)	0.72
Birth weight			0.009
< 2000 g	89 (29.4)	28 (18.8)
2000–2499 g	104 (34.3)	46 (30.9)
≥ 2500 g	110 (36.3)	75 (50.3)
Birth weight (g) mean (SD)	2278 (± 605)	2427 (± 519)	0.01
Composite neonatal morbidity	36 (11.9)	9 (6.0)	0.051
Small for gestational age	26 (8.6)	7 (4.7)	0.14
Apgar ≤ 3 at 1 min	21 (7.0)	5 (3.4)	0.12
Apgar ≤3 at 5 min	6 (2.0)	1 (0.7)	0.43
NICU Admission	154 (50.8)	57 (38.3)	0.01
Retinopathy of prematurity	0 (0)	3 (2.0)	0.04
Intraventricular hemorrhage III/IV	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	0.99
Periventricular leukomalacia	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	0.99
Necrotizing enterocolitis stage II/III	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	0.99
Respiratory distress syndrome	28 (9.2)	9 (6.0)	0.24
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia	2 (0.7)	6 (4.0)	0.02
Sepsis	4 (1.3)	3 (2.0)	0.69
Mechanical ventilation	22 (7.3)	11 (7.4)	0.96
Transient tachypnea of the newborn	49 (16.3)	19 (12.8)	0.33
Vanishing fetus	24 (7.7)	6 (4.0)	0.13
Definite seizure	1 (0.3)	1 (0.7)	0.55
Death before discharge	5 (1.7)	1 (0.7)	0.67
Stillbirth	5 (1.6)	0 (0)	0.18
Meconium aspiration syndrome	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	0.99

Data are presented as n (%)

NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; CNM, respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage grades 3 and 4, periventricular leukomalacia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and/or death prior to discharge