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High maternal BMI is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including an increased risk of both pre-eclampsia and preterm birth, which may be mediated through immune-related blood cell changes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study used Mendelian randomisation (MR) to investigate the causal relationship between maternal BMI and pregnancy outcomes, including birth weight, placental weight, gestational duration, and pre-eclampsia. We applied two-step MR to assess whether immune-related blood counts, such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets, mediate these relationships. Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) effect estimates for maternal BMI and pregnancy outcomes were sourced from publicly available genome-wide association studies (GWASs), with pregnancy outcomes partitioned into maternal genetic effects to proxy genetic effects on the intrauterine environment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We found that elevated maternal BMI causally increased placental weight (\u03b2\n                      <jats:sub>IVW<\/jats:sub>\n                      = 0.164 standard deviation (SD) increase in placental weight per SD increase in maternal BMI,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 2.92 \u00d7 10\n                      <jats:sup>\u22127<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) and the risk of pre-eclampsia (OR\n                      <jats:sub>iVW<\/jats:sub>\n                      1.75,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 6.3 \u00d7 10\n                      <jats:sup>\u221230<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). The effect of maternal BMI on placental weight was larger than its effect on birth weight. Mediation analysis found no evidence of the involvement of immune-related blood counts in these relationships.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Maternal BMI has a significant impact on pregnancy outcomes, particularly by increasing placental weight and the risk of pre-eclampsia. 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