Maternal advanced age, single parenthood, and ART increase the risk of child morbidity up to five years of age

• Main Authors: Malin Lindell Pettersson (Author), Marie Bladh (Author), Elizabeth Nedstrand (Author), Agneta Skoog Svanberg (Author), Claudia Lampic (Author), Gunilla Sydsjö (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Advanced maternal age, single status and use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) are increasing in mothers in high-income countries, and all are known risk factors for negative obstetric outcomes. Less is known about their long-term consequences for childhood morbidity. Thu...