Prelinguistic Behavior of Infants of Assisted Reproductive Techniques

Soudabeh Noori; Leila Nedaeifard; Zahra Agarasouli; Jalil Koohpaiehzadeh; Ramin Mozafari Kermani; Abolhasan Shahzadeh Fazeli

IJ Pediatrics

The Scientific Journal of Growth & Development Research Center

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Prelinguistic Behavior of Infants of Assisted Reproductive Techniques

Author(s):

Soudabeh Noori^1,*,

Leila Nedaeifard²,

Zahra Agarasouli³,

Jalil Koohpaiehzadeh⁴,

Ramin Mozafari Kermani⁵,

Abolhasan Shahzadeh Fazeli⁶

IJ Pediatrics:Vol. 22, issue 4; 535-538

Published online:Mar 07, 2012

Article type:Brief Report

Received:May 24, 2011

Accepted:Apr 26, 2012

How to Cite:Soudabeh NooriLeila NedaeifardZahra AgarasouliJalil KoohpaiehzadehRamin Mozafari KermaniAbolhasan Shahzadeh Fazeliet al.Prelinguistic Behavior of Infants of Assisted Reproductive Techniques.Iran J Pediatr.22(4):535-538.

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Objective: The aim of this study is assessment of effects of different assisted reproductive techniques (ART) like in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) on prelinguistic behavior of infants conceived by these techniques.
Methods: In this descriptive, cross sectional study, prelinguistic behavior of 151 full term ART infants of Royan Institute have been assessed in Children's Health and Development Research Center of Tehran from August 2007 until August 2009. Questionnaires were completed by parents at 9 months old. The questionnaire was standard according to Early Language Milestone Scale-2 (ELM-2). Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 and using chi-square test.
Findings: Twenty-two (14.5%) of infants were conceived by IVF and 129 (85.4%) by ICSI. Number of infants with delay in reduplicated babbling in ICSI method was more than in IVF. There was only a significant difference in echolalia delay in the two sexes. Echolalia was delayed more in boys. Delay of reduplicated babbling was more in infants of younger mothers. There was no relation between speech and language defect of parents and infants.
Conclusion: This study showed that prelingustic behavior of ART infants are affected by kind of ART method, infant sex, and mother’s age at the time of pregnancy.

Keywords

Linguistic

Behavior

Infants

In Vitro Fertilization

Assisted Reproductive Techniques

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