Premature birth and low birthweight are associated with a lower rate of reproduction in adulthood: a Swedish population-based registry study | Zendy

N. deKeyser | Zendy; Ann Josefsson | Zendy; Marie Bladh | Zendy; John Carstensen | Zendy; Orvar Finnström | Zendy; Gunilla Sydsjö | Zendy

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Premature birth and low birthweight are associated with a lower rate of reproduction in adulthood: a Swedish population-based registry study

Author(s) -

N. deKeyser,

Ann Josefsson,

Marie Bladh,

John Carstensen,

Orvar Finnström,

Gunilla Sydsjö

Publication year - 2012

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/der478

Subject(s) - confidence interval , hazard ratio , small for gestational age , medicine , demography , gestational age , population , premature birth , pregnancy , birth weight , reproduction , live birth , gestation , obstetrics , biology , ecology , environmental health , sociology , genetics

The aim of this study was to investigate if individuals born with sub-optimal birth characteristics have reduced probability of reproducing in adulthood.

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