Extremities of body mass index and their association with pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization in the United States

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 106; no. 7; pp. 1742 - 1750
• Main Authors: Kawwass, Jennifer F., M.D, Kulkarni, Aniket K., M.B.B.S., M.P.H, Hipp, Heather S., M.D, Crawford, Sara, Ph.D, Kissin, Dmitry M., M.D., M.P.H, Jamieson, Denise J., M.D., M.P.H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Abortion, Spontaneous - etiology; Adult; Birth Weight; Body Mass Index; Databases, Factual; Female; Fertility; Fertilization in Vitro - adverse effects; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infertility - diagnosis; Infertility - physiopathology; Infertility - therapy; Internal Medicine; IVF; Live Birth; miscarriage; Obesity - complications; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - physiopathology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Odds Ratio; outcomes; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Rate; Pregnancy, Twin; Premature Birth - etiology; preterm; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Thinness - complications; Thinness - diagnosis; Thinness - physiopathology; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; underweight; United States; IVF; preterm; miscarriage; outcomes; underweight

Objective To investigate the associations among underweight body mass index (BMI), pregnancy, and obstetric outcomes among women using assisted reproductive technology (ART). Design Retrospective cohort study using national data and log binomial regression. Setting Not applicable. Patient(s) Women u...