Assisted Reproductive Technology Health Partnership

Does your study have data on fertility treatment?

What is the A.R.T-HEALTH_Partnership?

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Health Partnership (A.R.T-HEALTH_PARTNERSHIP) is a global research collaboration led by the University of Bristol that is dedicated to building robust evidence on the effects of pregnancy conception by ART compared to unassisted conception.

Our mission is to understand how fertility treatments impact the health of mothers and their children, from pregnancy through to early adulthood.

To achieve this, we bring together data from a wide range of study designs—including birth cohorts, ART clinical cohorts, and electronic health record linkage studies, and use different statistical approaches to build a comprehensive picture.

Our goal is to leverage the strengths of each study type to get the most accurate results possible.

You can view the list of our current partner studies on the project website.

Why Your Study Should Join

Over the last 30 years, the use of ART has grown significantly, and today, approximately 1 in 6 couples experience infertility. Despite its widespread use, questions remain about the long-term health outcomes for mothers and their children. Research has suggested potential health issues during pregnancy, birth, and later in life.

By joining the ART-HEALTH Partnership, your study can help us provide clear, definitive answers.

• Reassure couples: When our research shows no adverse effects of ART on maternal and child health, we can provide much-needed reassurance to couples undergoing treatment.
• Prevent adverse effects: When we do identify potential health risks, we can begin to research and develop strategies to prevent them.

Joining the partnership is a unique opportunity to contribute to this critical and high-impact field of research.

Benefits of Joining

• Contribute to high-impact research: Your data will be part of powerful collaborative studies and meta-analyses.
• Opportunities for co-authorship: Partner studies are invited to co-author meta-analyses and other publications resulting from this collaboration.
• Propose your own projects: All cohort leaders can propose their own projects and lead collaborative studies.
• Collaborate with global experts: Connect and work with leading researchers from around the world.

How to Get Involved

If your study has data on fertility treatment and you are interested in joining our mission, we’d love to hear from you.

Simply email the project leads to express your interest. You can find their contact details on the project website.