5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Women using assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a 42% higher risk of placental abruption compared to those with spontaneous pregnancies.

• 2

  The risk of preterm delivery is 46% higher in pregnancies conceived through ART compared to spontaneous conceptions.

• 3

  The study analyzed data from 78,901,058 U.S. women who delivered between 2000 and 2019, focusing on ART-related risks.

• 4

  Singleton pregnancies accounted for 98.2% of all hospital deliveries in the study, with significant findings for ART pregnancies.

• 5

  The combination of ART conception and placental abruption further increases the risk of preterm delivery beyond either factor alone.