Offspring of subfertile parents. A preliminary survey.

This preliminary survey reports findings among offspring of subfertile parents. Combining neonatal death, low birth weight and major anomalies, 11 of 60 livebirths (18%) were affected, indicating that subfertility adversely influences neonatal morbidity and mortality. Information was available for 49 of 56 children and there were none with developmental delay nor was there an increase in malformations or minor behavioral or learning disorders. Although numbers are small, these observations suggest that children of subfertile parents who survive the neonatal period do not differ from the normal population.