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Overweight and obesity in childhood associated with increased risk of childlessness in adulthood
A study of nearly 61,000 women in Denmark finds that women who had a body mass index (BMI) trajectory in the overweight or obesity range during childhood were less likely to have children than women with a normal (average) BMI trajectory.
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A Danish study of nearly 61,000 women found that those who had a body mass index (BMI) trajectory in the overweight or obesity range during childhood were less likely to have children than women with a normal BMI trajectory. The reduced likelihood of parenthood was already evident in the women’s mid‑20s. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, suggests that unfavorable BMI patterns beginning as early as age six may increase a woman’s risk of childlessness from her mid‑20s onward. The lead author, Dr. Dorthe C. Pedersen, is affiliated with Copenhagen University Hospital—Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg.
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