Introduction
COMPLICATIONS
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a common mode of conception worldwide [As the number of children born following IVF conception continues to rise, a deeper understanding of the long-term implications for these children is important. It is well established that there are increased risks of maternal and perinatal complications following IVF conception [Educational and cognitive outcomes following IVF conception have not yet been thoroughly investigated. Several small cohort studies [Parents of IVF- and spontaneously conceived children possess inherently different health and sociodemographic characteristics [Our study aimed to overcome some of the limitations of the analysis of observational (non-randomised) data by using a causal inference approach that seeks to emulate the results of a randomised comparison in a clinical trial (