They looked at 581 children born at one Belgian centre over 13 years who had been screened using the PGD technique.
They found that rates of birth defects and deaths were similar to those of children born using other IVF methods.
However, significantly more deaths just after or before the birth were seen in multiple pregnancies following PGD.
The findings come after concerns that the PGD screening technique, which involves removing some of the embryo's cells at an early stage, could lead to problems.
But the researchers, writing in the journal Human Reproduction, found no significant difference in birth defect rates when compared to 2,889 children born using IVF but who did not undergo the screening.
More perinatal deaths
In total, 2.13% of PGD children had birth defects compared with 3.38% of the other children.
“ Whatever the controversy concerning efficacy of PGD in increasing pregnancy rates, patients may be informed that PGD is safe ”...Read more
Source: BBC NEWS
