Parents Going Through IVF Ask You This Question Every…

Parents Going Through IVF Ask You This Question Every Time. "Will my baby be okay?" "Will the treatment affect my child's development?" "Should I be worried about autism or ADHD?" You reassure them. You quote the existing evidence. You tell them IVF is safe. A major new NIH funded study just gave you much stronger ground to stand on. 15,382 mother-child pairs. 44 study sites across the US. Children assessed between ages 2 and 10. Published in JAMA Network Open. The headline finding every fertility doctor and paediatrician needs to know: IVF itself was not associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes. Not autism. Not ADHD. Not behavioural differences. The treatment is not the problem. But the study found something more nuanced that changes how we counsel these familie