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Adverse effects of pre-pregnancy maternal underweight on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in a freeze-all policy

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Background Underweight and overweight may affect reproduction and interfere with treatment of infertility. In the present retrospective analysis, we sought to evaluate the effect of low body mass index (BMI)… Click to show full abstract

Background Underweight and overweight may affect reproduction and interfere with treatment of infertility. In the present retrospective analysis, we sought to evaluate the effect of low body mass index (BMI) on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in frozen–thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. Methods This study involved 8755 FET cycles in a single IVF center during the period from January 2009 to December 2018. Both pregnancy and perinatal outcomes were assessed in women who were underweight, normal weight, and overweight as defined based on a respective BMI < 18.5 kg/m 2 , ≥ 18.5 BMI < 24.9 kg/m 2 , and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m 2 . Results Being underweight was linked to reduced implantation rates as compared to a normal weight (33.56% vs. 37.26%). Similarly, when comparing outcomes in underweight women to those in normal weight women, rates of clinical pregnancy (48.14% vs. 53.85%) and ongoing pregnancy (43.04% vs. 50.47%) were reduced. Rates of miscarriage were markedly reduced in the normal weight group relative to the overweight group (10.73% vs. 13.37%). Perinatal outcomes were largely comparable for all groups, with the exception of very low birth weight rates (normal weight:0.58% vs. overweight: 2.03%), very small for gestational age rates (normal weight:1.31% vs. overweight:3.55%) and very preterm delivery rates (normal weight:0.82% vs. overweight: 2.03%), which were significantly elevated for overweight mothers. Conclusions These results indicate that being underweight is linked to negative pregnancy outcomes when undergoing FET-based IVF.

Keywords: pregnancy; weight overweight; normal weight; rates normal; perinatal outcomes; pregnancy perinatal

Journal Title: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Year Published: 2021

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