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The present study seeks to extend current knowledge on these risk factors and provide a comprehensive overview of which factors are associated with IBD onset and their direction of effect.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A Systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control, cohort studies and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the association between parental and perinatal factors and onset of IBD was conducted. Studies were included if they reported details on patients with a diagnosis of IBD (including Crohn\u2019s Disease [CD] and\/or Ulcerative Colitis [UC]), defined and measured according to endoscopic, radiological, and histopathological findings, confirmed by a gastroenterologist or physician. Computerised bibliographic searches of Ovid MEDLINE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were conducted from 01\/01\/2002 to the 01\/01\/2022. Where possible, summaries of the effects of perinatal and prenatal variables for each study were provided by calculating risk estimates using the DerSimonian and Laird random effects model. Levels of heterogeneity were evaluated using the I\u00b2 statistic. Data were analysed using Stata version 17. Study protocol details are published on the International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO), registration number: CRD42022290798.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifteen eligible studies were identified, encompassing 9 case-control and 6 cohort studies, with no RCTs identified. A total of 6,507 patients with IBD were described in these studies (1,819 UC; 3,908 CD; 754 IBD; 4 IBD-unclassified patients). Three predictors of IBD risk were identified. Any poor maternal health or disease in mother during pregnancy (Pooled RR 1.78, 95% CI 1.24-2.31), maternal IBD (Pooled RR 4.59, 95% CI 1.68-7.50), and familial history (Pooled RR 2.87, 95% CI 1.80-3.93), were associated with an increased risk of overall IBD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests parental and perinatal factors may have a role in the onset of IBD. 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