Abstract
This is a prospective hospital based comparative study from Sudan including 96 IVF babies and 62 mothers compared with a control group. The objectives of the study include the assessment of birth parameters of IVF babies, common medical problems in neonatal period, incidence of multiple births and congenital malformations among them, it also analyses the psycho-social impact on mothers. The main finding is that IVF babies had lower birth weight compared to normal conception babies. 7(7.3%) were EBW, 18(18.7%) VLBW, 31(32.3%) LBW, 40(41.67%) normal weight for age. The study confirmed that IVF babies had higher incidence of multiple births, it also confirmed that IVF babies had higher incidence of multiple birth, 44(45.8%) were twins, 18(18.8%) were triplets the remainder 34(35.4%) were singletons. However in the control group 8(8.3%) were twins, 3(3.1%) were triplets and 85(88.5%) were singletons.The incidence of congenital malformations was equal in both groups. The common medical problems were due to prematurity. The mothers in this study had an increase in their self- esteem, their relation with their husbands became more intimate and also with their families and neighbors. 74.2% of the mothers refused to declare to the about their IVF baby.

Key words: In-vitro Fertilization, LBW, prematurity, Sudan.