Effect of Conception Using Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ARTs) on Infant Health and Development

Parental substance misuse and mental health issues are major factors associated with infant placement into out-of-home care. Such placements may result in disruption and/or cessation of breastfeeding. Provision of breastmilk to infants in out-of-home care (OOHC) is desirable in terms of infant health and development, and also in supporting maternal caregiving. However, little is known about how breastfeeding is supported for infants in out-of-home care. This study used an online survey to explore the facilitation of breastfeeding in the context of OOHC and foster carers’ management of expressed breastmilk (EBM). Foster carers were generally open to the idea of maternal breastfeeding and infants in their care receiving EBM from their mothers. However, the majority of respondents expressed concern regarding the safety of EBM for infant consumption due to the possibility of harmful substances in the milk. Concerns regarding the safety of handling EBM were also prevalent. These concerns caused foster carers to discard EBM. Findings suggest foster carers’ may lack knowledge related to maternal substance use and breastmilk. Better integration between health care and social service systems, where the voices of mothers, foster carers and child protection workers are heard, is necessary to develop solutions enabling infants living in OOHC access to their mother’s breastmilk.

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Attitudes, Norms, and Beliefs Related to Assisted Reproduction Technologies among Childless Women in a Pronatalist Society

10.1007/978-3-658-35628-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ivett Szalma

Keyword(s):

Assisted Reproduction ◽

Assisted Reproduction Technologies ◽

Childless Women

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Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor Supplementation in Culture Media for Subfertile Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction Technologies: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Endocrinology ◽

10.1155/2013/704967 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Charalampos Siristatidis ◽

Paraskevi Vogiatzi ◽

George Salamalekis ◽

Maria Creatsa ◽

Nikos Vrachnis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Assisted Reproduction ◽

Live Birth ◽

Culture Media ◽

Colony Stimulating Factor ◽

Gm Csf ◽

Assisted Reproduction Technologies ◽

Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor ◽

Macrophage Colony ◽

Stimulating Factor

Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a cytokine/growth factor produced by epithelial cells that exerts embryotrophic effects during the early stages of embryo development. We performed a systematic review, and six studies that were performed in humans undergoing assisted reproduction technologies (ART) were located. We wanted to evaluate if embryo culture media supplementation with GM-CSF could improve success rates. As the type of studies and the outcome parameters investigated were heterogeneous, we decided not to perform a meta-analysis. Most of them had a trend favoring the supplementation with GM-CSF, when outcomes were measured in terms of increased percentage of good-quality embryos reaching the blastocyst stage, improved hatching initiation and number of cells in the blastocyst, and reduction of cell death. However, no statistically significant differences were found in implantation and pregnancy rates in all apart from one large multicenter trial, which reported favorable outcomes, in terms of implantation and live birth rates. We propose properly conducted and adequately powered randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to further validate and extrapolate the current findings with the live birth rate to be the primary outcome measure.

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Role of Sperm Morphology in Deciding Between Various Assisted Reproduction Technologies

European Urology Focus ◽

10.1016/j.euf.2018.07.029 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 311-313 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Taylor P. Kohn ◽

Jaden R. Kohn ◽

Dolores J. Lamb

Keyword(s):

Assisted Reproduction ◽

Sperm Morphology ◽

Assisted Reproduction Technologies

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ERRATA

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.92.1.190b ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 92 (1) ◽

pp. 190-190

Keyword(s):

Infant Health ◽

United States Public Health ◽

Development Program ◽

Health Resources ◽

Failure To Thrive ◽

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ◽

Stanford University ◽

Department Of Health ◽

Health And Development ◽

Additional Support

"Risk Factors and Outcomes for Failure to Thrive in Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants," by Kelleher et al, was published in the May issue of Pediatrics (1993;91:941-948). The acknowledgments that follow should have appeared at the end of that text: The Infant Health and Development Program is supported by grants to the Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University; The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina; and the eight participating universities by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Additional support was provided to the Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, from the Pew Charitable Trusts; the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, Health Resources Services Administration, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services (grant MCJ-060515); and the Stanford Center for the Study of Families, Children and Youth.

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