Parental Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Risk of Macrosomia: a Population‐Based Case–Control Study in <scp>C</scp>hina

Abstract

Parental pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and excessive GWG during pregnancy were highly associated with macrosomia. The association with GWG was most pronounced in mothers who had a normal or underweight pre-pregnancy BMI. Weight control efforts before pregnancy for mothers and fathers as well as control of maternal gain during pregnancy may reduce the risk of macrosomia.