2022
Parental Age and Childhood Risk for Cerebral Palsy in California
Zhou L, Meng Q, von Ehrenstein O, Xiao J, Gao Y, Wu Y, Ritz B, Liew Z. Parental Age and Childhood Risk for Cerebral Palsy in California. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2022, 255: 147-153.e6. PMID: 36372095, PMCID: PMC10121738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyPaternal ageGreater riskPreterm birthMaternal ageParental ageRisk of CPYoung maternal ageBirth certificate recordsCase-control studyTime of deliveryChildren of mothersOlder paternal ageCP diagnosisPreterm deliveryOffspring riskCertificate recordsCP casesCP riskSingleton controlsAge 20Older mothersAge 25Older ageChildhood risk
2016
Prenatal maternal bereavement and mortality in the first decades of life: a nationwide cohort study from Denmark and Sweden
Yu Y, Cnattingius S, Olsen J, Parner E, Vestergaard M, Liew Z, Zhao N, Li J. Prenatal maternal bereavement and mortality in the first decades of life: a nationwide cohort study from Denmark and Sweden. Psychological Medicine 2016, 47: 389-400. PMID: 27762181, DOI: 10.1017/s003329171600266x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal maternal bereavementMaternal bereavementMortality riskCohort studyIncreased long-term mortality riskPopulation-based cohort studyLong-term mortality riskNationwide cohort studyLong-term mortalityCause mortality riskExcess mortality riskChildren of mothersFetal programming hypothesisYears of ageYears of lifeEndocrine/Stressful life eventsFetal deathSingleton birthsMedical conditionsProgramming hypothesisHigh riskUnnatural causesCongenital malformationsPrenatal stress