Abstract
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) can be connected to
obstetric and perinatal complications, including a higher risk of
congenital malformations and acquired diseases. It is an important
duty of healthcare professionals, to inform those who wish to
avail themselves of these techniques, about both the health risks
for mother and newborn. Apart from the biological risks, ART also
raise bioethical problems that must be addressed through the
central value of the human life.
The main aim of this retrospective study is the bioethical and
biomedical analysis of the impact of ART on children and mothers’
health, comparing the risk of pathology in natural conceived babies,
and those who are ART infants.
