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