Onm-3: Embryo Transfer Performed by a Midwifein a Prospective Randomized Study

More than 15 % of couples have infertility problems. Thecauses of infertility are equally distributed among men and women. Assisted reproduction is an option which can help many of these couples. Because of ongoing research and development of the infertility treatments the pregnancy outcome after in vitro fertilization can be increased. Embryo transfer (ET) has in the Nordic countries, by tradition been performed by a gynecologist. As the gynecologists often have a busy schedule, midwives and nurses have become increasingly important in planning the treatment, providing subjects information, ultrasound monitoring and assistance at ET. As part of the continuous development of our IVF programmer, we have carried out a prospective randomized study where either a midwife or a gynecologist has performed ET. The objective of this study was to investigate if an experienced IVF midwife could perform ET with similar results as a gynecologist. The result show that the clinical pregnancy rates between ETs performed by midwives versus gynecologists was 31 % and 29% respectively. The patients were satisfied when a midwife performed ET as reported in questionnaire. Our conclusion was that it is a feasible option to allow midwives to carry out ETs.