Birthweight associations with parental obesity: retrospective analysis of 1,778 singleton term births following assisted reproductive treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association of combined parental preconception overweight and obesity on infant birthweight.

Design

Retrospective study of fresh in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles (2009-2017).

Setting

Repromed, South Australia, assisted reproductive technology clinic.

Patients

Couples undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection insemination with their own gametes and transfer of a fresh single blastocyst (N = 1,778).

Interventions

None.

Main outcome measures

Parental body mass index (BMI) was recorded prior to cycle initiation. Infant birthweight was recorded at delivery. The impact of parental obesity and their interaction on first singleton term (≥37 weeks' gestation) birthweight w

SUBMITTER: McPherson NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature