Adverse birth outcome across the generations: the contribution of paternal factors

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MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE

Adverse birth outcome across the generations: the contribution of paternal factors Zoe Tullius1,3   · Kristin Rankin2   · Carla DeSisto2   · James W. Collins Jr1  Received: 9 May 2020 / Accepted: 25 July 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract Purpose  There is literature suggesting an intergenerational relationship between maternal and infant size for gestational age status and preterm birth, but much less is known about the contribution of paternal birth outcome to infant birth outcome. This study seeks to determine the association between paternal and infant small-for-gestational-age status (weight for gestational age