Sex ratio at birth following prenatal maternal exposure to severe life events: a population-based cohort study | Zendy

Ali S. Khashan | Zendy; Preben Bo Mortensen | Zendy; Roseanne McNamee | Zendy; Philip N. Baker | Zendy; Kathryn M. Abel | Zendy

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Sex ratio at birth following prenatal maternal exposure to severe life events: a population-based cohort study

Author(s) -

Ali S. Khashan,

Preben Bo Mortensen,

Roseanne McNamee,

Philip N. Baker,

Kathryn M. Abel

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dep082

Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , pregnancy , cohort study , population , relative risk , confidence interval , obstetrics , live birth , odds ratio , rate ratio , sex ratio , demography , pediatrics , biology , environmental health , genetics , sociology

A reduction in the sex ratio at birth has been linked to maternal condition during and before pregnancy. A recent study reported an association between maternal exposure to severe life events and sex ratio at birth using the Danish national register. We attempted to replicate that study using a new Danish cohort.

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