Doctors call for better screening in IVF pregnancies due to breech risk

IVF and artificial insemination after ovulation induction increase the odds of breech presentation by 20%, say Monash University researchers

Australian clinicians are recommending a 36-week assessment for fetal position in women who conceive via assisted reproductive technology after their study showed they have higher odds of breech presentation. 

Women who conceived through IVF — with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection â€” had a 20% greater risk of the fetus being in a breech presentation than those who conceived spontaneously, the Monash University-led team say.