The mother’s risk of premature death after child loss across two centuries

The mother’s risk of premature death after child loss across two centuries

While the rare occurrence of child loss is accompanied by reduced life expectancy of parents in contemporary affluent populations, its impact in developing societies with high child mortality rates is unclear. We identified all parents in Iceland born 1800–1996 and compared the mortality rates of 47...

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Main Authors: Unnur A Valdimarsdóttir, Donghao Lu, Sigrún H Lund, Katja Fall, Fang Fang, Þórður Kristjánsson, Daníel Guðbjartsson, Agnar Helgason, Kári Stefánsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
child loss
psychological stress
mortality
attachment
sex difference
demography
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/43476

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