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ABSTRACT: Background
Many maternal factors are known to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, but studies about paternal factors yielded inconsistent conclusions. The study was to assess whether paternal factors are associated with low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and small for gestational age (SGA).Methods
A birth cohort study was conducted in 2010-2012 at the Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child Care Hospital, the largest maternity and childcare hospital in Lanzhou, China. Paternal age, ethnicity, educational level, height, weight, smoking, and drinking were collected. Birth outcomes and pregnancy complications were extracted from the medical records.Results
During the study period, 10,121 participants were included; the overall prevalence of LBW, PTB, and SGA was 7.2, 9.9, and 7.8%, respectively. Paternal higher height (OR?=?0.64 95%CI: 0.49, 0.83), higher weight (P for trend ?23.9?kg/m2 (P for trend ConclusionPaternal low education is independently associated with PTB and SGA. Paternal heavy smoking is associated with PTB. Low paternal weight/BMI is independently associated with LBW, PTB, and SGA.
SUBMITTER: Li J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789361 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Jing J Qiu Jie J Lv Ling L Mao Baohong B Huang Lei L Yang Tao T Wang Cheng C Liu Qing Q
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20210106 1
<h4>Background</h4>Many maternal factors are known to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, but studies about paternal factors yielded inconsistent conclusions. The study was to assess whether paternal factors are associated with low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and small for gestational age (SGA).<h4>Methods</h4>A birth cohort study was conducted in 2010-2012 at the Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child Care Hospital, the largest maternity and childcare hospital in Lanzhou, Chin ...[more]