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However, the relationship between pre-gravid body mass index (BMI) and GH in FET pregnancies has seldom been reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study is to examine the effect of pre-gravid BMI on GH in singleton pregnancy following FET.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary hospital, including a total of 7,502 women who achieved singleton pregnancy after FET, was included. All patients were enrolled only once. On the basis of the BMI definitions of the Working Group on Obesity in China (WGOC) and the World Health Organization, the women were divided into normal BMI, overweight, and obese groups. The main outcome was GH, and the effect of pre-pregnancy BMI on GH was assessed by generalized linear model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The risk of GH in our study population was 6.15%. According to the BMI definitions of the WGOC, the risk of GH in the obese group (15.55%) was significantly higher than that of the overweight group (8.26%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and the normal BMI group (4.68%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Pre-gravid overweight and obesity were associated with higher GH risk (OR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.41\u20132.20; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001; OR, 3.69; 95% CI, 2.77\u20134.91; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). A non-linear relationship between pre-gravid BMI and GH was observed. The risk of GH decreased with pre-gravid BMI level up to the turning point of BMI = 28.6 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> (OR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.12\u20131.21; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pre-gravid overweight and obesity are associated with higher GH risk among singleton pregnancy following FET. Before the turning point of BMI = 26.8 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, the risk of GH may increase 16.4% with each one-unit increment of maternal BMI. 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