ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021
Association of parental prepregnancy BMI with neonatal outcomes and birth defect in fresh embryo transfer cycles: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Paternal preconception modifiable risk factors for adverse pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a review of contemporary evidence from observational studies.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Prepregnancy body mass index and risk of macrosomia after fresh embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study with exploratory threshold analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The influence of paternal preconception health on birth defects and head circumference: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- A large-scale prediction model to predict large for gestational age infants conceived by IVF/ICSI.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Preconceptional paternal obesity may increase the risk of congenital urogenital anomalies in offspring: A case-control study.Andrology · 2025Article
- Do different male infertility factors impact embryological, cumulative pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in IVF/ICSI cycles? A retrospective cohort study.Human reproduction open · 2025Article
- Effects of high-normal fasting blood glucose on ART outcomes of frozen-thawed single blastocyst transfer in women with normal BMI.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- Association between pre-gravid body mass index and clinical outcomes in in vitro fertilization: a multicentered retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Effects of fasting hyperglycemia in men on pregnancy outcomes of singleton pregnant women with cryo-thawed embryo transfer.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
- Female obesity and infertility: outcomes and regulatory guidance.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Article
- Educational attainment and offspring birth weight: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Endometrial thickness is associated with low birthweight in frozen embryo transfer cycles: A retrospective cohort study of 8,235 singleton newborns.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Association between paternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with preterm birth and low birth weight.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundParental body mass index (BMI) is associated with pregnancy outcomes. But the effect of parental prepregnancy BMI on offspring conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), especially the birth defect, remains to be determined. This study aimed to investigate the associations of parental prepregnancy BMI with neonatal outcomes and birth defect in fresh embryo transfer cycles.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study including 5741 couples in their first fresh IVF/ICSI cycles admitted to Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University from January 2013 to July 2016. The primary outcome was birth defects, which was classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision. Secondary outcomes included preterm delivery rate, infant gender, birth weight, small-for-gestational age (SGA) and large-for-gestational age (LGA). Multilevel regression analyses were used to assess the associations of parental prepregnancy BMI with neonatal outcomes and birth defect.
resultsIn singletons, couples with prepregnancy BMI ≥25 kg/m
conclusionsParental prepregnancy BMI ≥25 kg/m
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