Gestational surrogacy: results of 10 years of experience in the Netherlands. 2018

Henrike E Peters, and Roel Schats, and Marieke O Verhoeven, and Velja Mijatovic, and Christianne J M de Groot, and Joanna L Sandberg, and Immelie P Peeters, and Cornelis B Lambalk
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: h.peters@vumc.nl.

OBJECTIVE What are the reproductive and obstetric outcomes of the gestational surrogacy treatment in the Netherlands? METHODS This retrospective cohort study reports all data of gestational surrogacy treatment in the VU University Medical Centre over a period of 10 years. Data was collected from 60 intended parents and 63 gestational carriers, including reproductive and obstetric outcomes. RESULTS All intended mothers had a medical indication for gestational surrogacy and used autologous oocytes, and semen of the intended father. Ninety-three IVF cycles were initiated in 60 intended mothers, with subsequent 184 single embryo transfers in 63 gestational carriers. This resulted in 35 ongoing singleton pregnancies. At least one live birth was achieved for 55.0% of intended couples. Pregnancy was complicated in 20.6% by a hypertensive disorder. Labour was induced in 52.9%, and the Caesarean section rate was 8.8%. None of the pregnancies was complicated by preterm birth. Postpartum haemorrhage (>500 ml) occurred in 23.5%. CONCLUSIONS This study shows the effective results of the non-commercial gestational surrogacy programme in the Netherlands, in a multidisciplinary team setting. An increased risk for adverse obstetric outcomes in surrogate mothers is noted for hypertensive disorders and post-partum haemorrhage compared with the incidence in non-surrogacy pregnancies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009426 Netherlands Country located in EUROPE. It is bordered by the NORTH SEA, BELGIUM, and GERMANY. Constituent areas are Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, formerly included in the NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Holland,Kingdom of the Netherlands
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248 Pregnancy Complications Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases. Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D002585 Cesarean Section Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY. Abdominal Delivery,Delivery, Abdominal,C-Section (OB),Caesarean Section,Postcesarean Section,Abdominal Deliveries,C Section (OB),C-Sections (OB),Caesarean Sections,Cesarean Sections,Deliveries, Abdominal
D004624 Embryo Transfer The transfer of mammalian embryos from an in vivo or in vitro environment to a suitable host to improve pregnancy or gestational outcome in human or animal. In human fertility treatment programs, preimplantation embryos ranging from the 4-cell stage to the blastocyst stage are transferred to the uterine cavity between 3-5 days after FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Blastocyst Transfer,Tubal Embryo Transfer,Tubal Embryo Stage Transfer,Embryo Transfers,Transfer, Embryo,Transfers, Embryo
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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