Table 1.
Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics for women and their babies
| Characteristics | CAPA-IVM (n = 23) |
Natural conception (n = 23) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 29.5 ± 3.9 | 29.4 ± 3.8 | 0.939 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 21.1 ± 0.9 | 21.0 ± 0.4 | 0.534 |
| Anti-Müllerian hormone, ng/mL | 12.2 ± 4.4 | – | |
| Duration of infertility, years | 3.0 ± 2.0 | – | |
| Number of previous IVF attempts, n (%) | |||
| 1 | 22 (95.7) | – | |
| ≥ 2 | 1 (4.3) | – | |
| Type of infertility, n (%) | |||
| Primary | 13 (56.5) | – | |
| Secondary | 10 (43.5) | – | |
| IVF indication, n (%) | |||
| Male factor | 1 (4.3) | – | |
| PCOS | 21 (91.3) | – | |
| Low ovarian reserve | 1 (4.3) | – | |
| Tubal factor | 0 (0.0) | – | |
| Unexplained | 0 (0.0) | – | |
| Type of delivery, n (%) | |||
| Cesarean | 20 (87.0) | 23 (100.0) | 0.232 |
| Spontaneous | 3 (13.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Gestational age at delivery, weeks | 37.2 ± 1.2 | 37.9 ± 1.2 | 0.055 |
| Gestational age > 37 weeks, n (%) | 11 (47.8) | 12 (52.2) | 0.987 |
| Gestational age 34–37 weeks, n (%) | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | 0.899 |
| Gestational age < 34 weeks, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Twins, n (%) | 8 (34.8) | 1 (4.3) | 0.026 |
| Birth weight, g | |||
| Singleton | 3206.7 ± 435.0 | 3031.8 ± 363.0 | 0.193 |
| Twin | 2536.3 ± 378.4 | 2250.0 ± 212.1 | 0.318 |
| NICU admission, n (%) | 7 (22.6) | 6 (25.0) | 0.999 |
| Singleton | 5/15 (33.3) | 4/22 (18.2) | 0.506 |
| Twin | 2/16 (12.5) | 2/2 (100.0) | 0.057 |
| Neonatal composite, n (%) | 6 (26.1) | 4 (16.7) | 0.994 |
| Singleton | 4/15 (26.7) | 4/22 (18.2) | 0.999 |
| Twin | 2/16 (12.5) | 0/2 (100) | 0.989 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation, or number (%)
CAPA, Capacitation; IVF, in vitro fertilization; IVM, in vitro maturation; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome