Gestational age and newborn size according to parental social mobility: an intergenerational cohort study

Conclusions Strong effects of early poverty on gestational age and birth size in the next generation were observed among mothers, but not among fathers. These findings suggest a specific maternal effect of socioeconomic trajectory, and in particular of early poverty on offspring size and duration of pregnancy.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Cohort studies, Open access, Sociology Intergenerational factors and health Source Type: research