Association between paternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with preterm birth and low birth weight

• Main Authors: Mengting Sun (Author), Senmao Zhang (Author), Letao Chen (Author), Yihuan Li (Author), Jingyi Diao (Author), Jinqi Li (Author), Jianhui Wei (Author), Xinli Song (Author), Yiping Liu (Author), Jing Shu (Author), Tingting Wang (Author), Ping Zhu (Author), Jiabi Qin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundWith the current global epidemic of obesity, especially among men, there is a need to understand its impact on adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to assess whether paternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) was associated with preterm birth and low birth weight in offspring.Met...