Maternal education and its association with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes in live births conceived using medically assisted reproduction (MAR)

Table 3 Composite and Individual Neonatal Morbidity for individuals with and without a Bachelor’s Degree who conceived using Medically Assisted Reproduction

Outcome		Total Live Births	n	Rate/1,000 Live Births	Adjusted RR (95% CI)
Composite neonatal morbidity	Total	190,517	18,480	97.0
	Bachelor’s	143,998	13,449	94.1	0.91 (0.88–0.94)
	WBD	47,519	5,031	105.9	Ref
Admission to NICU	Total	190,517	18,204	95.6
	Bachelor’s	143,998	13,247	92.6	0.91 (0.88–0.94)
	WBD	47,519	4,957	104.3	Ref
Ventilator support	Total	190,517	3,926	20.6
	Bachelor’s	143,998	2,718	19.0	0.77 (0.72–0.83)
	WBD	47,519	1,208	25.4	Ref
Seizure	Total	190,517	115	0.6
	Bachelor’s	143,998	91	0.6	1.32 (0.83–2.09)
	WBD	47,519	24	0.5	Ref

RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; ICU, intensive care unit; WBD, without bachelor’s degree; IUI, intrauterine insemination; IFM, infertility medications
Notes: 28 individuals were excluded due to missing information on neonatal morbidity
Adjusted for maternal age (< 35 vs. 35+), race and ethnicity, marital status, prenatal care, smoking during pregnancy, neonatal sex, and birth year

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