Table 3.
Obstetric and neonatal outcomes among all live births resulting from fertility treatment utilizing donor sperm that occurred at a single institution between 2014 and 2020, n = 189 life births
| IUI n = 106 |
IVF n = 62 |
Co-IVF n = 21 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy or placental complications, n = 74 (39.1%)a | |||
| Postpartum hemorrhage | 9 (8.5) | 4 (6.5) | 1 (4.8) |
| Hypertensive disorder | 21 (19.8) | 8 (12.9) | 5 (23.8) |
| Fetal growth restriction | 6 (5.7) | 3 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Gestational diabetes | 6 (5.7) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (9.5) |
| Preterm pre-labor rupture of membranes | 5 (4.7) | 6 (9.7) | 2 (9.5) |
| Placental abruption | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Placenta previa | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Gestational outcome, n (%) | |||
| Preterm (< 37 weeks gestation) | 15 (14.2) | 10 (16.1) | 4 (19.0) |
| Term (≥ 37 weeks gestation) | 84 (79.2) | 52 (83.9) | 17 (81.0) |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks, SD) | 38.1 (3.2) | 38.1 (3.3) | 38.0 (3.3) |
| Mode of delivery, n (%) | |||
| Normal spontaneous vaginal delivery | 51 (48.1) | 31 (50.0) | 13 (61.9) |
| Cesarean section | 42 (39.6) | 28 (45.2) | 6 (28.6) |
| Operative delivery | 6 (5.7) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (9.5) |
| Neonatal outcomes | |||
| NICU admission, n (%) | 8 (7.5) | 3 (4.8) | 4 (19.0) |
| Neonatal death, n (%) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Mean length of NICU admission (days, SD) | 56.1 (99.4) | 6.0 (2.8) | 5.3 (7.5) |
| Mean weight at delivery, grams (SD) | 3113 (658) | 3169 (637) | 3206 (671) |
aComplete information regarding pregnancy outcomes was not available for 22 (11.6%) patients who had a live birth