Perinatal and somatic growth properties of preterm babies born from spontaneous and in vitro fertilization XXXX .

@entity1 @entity154 @entity2428 @entity102 @entity2099
AIM: The objective of this study was to examine perinatal and neonatal properties of preterm @entity1 with a corrected age of 24-36 months who were born as a result of spontaneous and in vitro fertilization @entity2099 , to interrogate somatic growth properties of these @entity1 and evaluate the factors which had an impact by comparing groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 125 @entity1 with a birth weight below 2 500 g and a gestational age below the 37(th) gestational week 60 of whom were born as a result of in vitro fertilization @entity2099 and 65 of whom were born as a result of spontaneous @entity2099 were included in the study. Maternal age and morbidity, early rupture of membranes, birth weigth, gestational week, gender, APGAR score, hospitalization reasons in the neonatal period, requirement for intensive care, frequency of @entity154 , outpatient follow-up status, rehospitalization and socioeconomic levels were interrogated in the @entity1 . Detailed physical examination and current height, weight and head circumference measurements were performed and the findings were placed in the growth curves of Neyzi et al. Ethics committee approval was received for this study from the ethics committee of @entity2428  rk  y Gynecology Obstetrics and Pediatrics Education and Research Hospital (12.10.2010; no:305). RESULTS: The rate of cesarean section, mean maternal age, the rate of @entity102 in the mother and the rate of maternal disease which occured during pregnancy were significantly higher in the in vitro fertilization group (p<0.05). While no difference was found in mean gestational age, birth weight, rate of hospitalization, time of hospitalization, frequency of follow-up in the intensive care unit, rates of @entity154 and rehospitalization, APGAR score in the 5(th) minute was significantly higher in the in vitro fertilization group. The socioeconomical score was not different between the groups, but the in vitro fertilization group presented more regularly for outpatient follow-up visits. Height, head circumference measurements and mean current weight were found to be significantly higher in the in vitro fertilization group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The fact that there was no difference in the rate of hospitalization, time of hospitalization, frequency of follow-up in the intensive care unit, rates of @entity154 and rehospitalization was attributed to the fact that the study and control groups were composed of only @entity2099 and preterms.
