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The article reports on the quantitative and qualitative results of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) treatments in Italy from 2005 to 2007, gathered by the Italian Assisted Reproductive Technologies Register (IARTR). IATR is a national surveillance system which require ART clinics operating in Italy to send data on performed ART treatments such as homologous fresh cycles (FRESH), homologous frozen/thawed oocyte cycles (FO) and homologous frozen embryo (FER) cycles. Data showed increase in number of performed FRESH and FO cycles but decrease in number of performed FER cycles due to prohibition on embryo preservation imposed by law 40/2004 in Italy. Data on FRESH and FO procedures showed increase on pregnancy, live birth rates and number of treatments for women over 40 years old.

Abstract: Relationships between parenting distress, social support, and sense of competence and negative and positive maternal mood were assessed in 162 mothers with twins younger than 2 years. Women with lower satisfaction scores on the sense of competence scale reported higher negative mood (adjusted R 2 = 21.7%, p < .001). Women with lower parenting distress and higher efficacy scores on the sense of competence scale reported higher positive mood (adjusted R 2 = 39.4%, p < .001). Neither instrumental nor subjective social support contributed to variance in maternal mood. Interventions should be aimed at decreasing parenting distress and increasing sense of competence for mothers of twins. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]