FILE - An embryologist uses a microscope to examine an embryo, visible on a monitor, center, at a clinic in New York on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Black-white disparities exist in fertility medicine, according to a study of U.S. births, released on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. Researchers found a gap in deaths of infants born to Black women who used fertility treatment compared to white women, a gap much wider than seen in babies born without fertility treatment.
The steep cost of IVF and the scarcity of insurance coverage means women getting fertility care are wealthier on average. Black women who use fertility treatments may not be getting the highest quality care during pregnancy and after childbirth, said Dr. Michael A. Thomas, who will become the first Black president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine next week.
“We were a bit surprised that this disparity was actually larger than in the general population,” said Dr. Sarka Lisonkova of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, who led the research. Deaths within four weeks after birth were four times higher in babies born to Black mothers who used IVF compared with white mothers who used IVF. Among babies born without fertility treatments, infant deaths were two times higher for Black moms compared with white moms.
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