IVF-conceived children have somewhat higher mortality risk in their first weeks of life
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

Children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques including in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a somewhat higher mortality risk during their first weeks of life than children conceived naturally, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. The researchers link the increased risk to a higher degree of premature births in IVF children and emphasize that the risk of infant mortality is still very small for both groups. Beyond one year of age, the risk of mortality was similar for all children regardless of conception method.