Harsh social conditions and perinatal survival
An age-period-cohort analysis of the World War II occupation of Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allen J Wilcox (0000-0002-3376-1311, Research Triangle Park Foundation), R Skjaerven, Rolv Skjærven (0000-0002-6126-8655), L M Irgens, LM Irgens |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1463-1467 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.84.9.1463 |
| PMID | 8092372 |
| OpenAlex | W2092017959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
OBJECTIVES. The hypothesis was tested that unfavorable social conditions are associated with poor perinatal survival through direct effects on pregnancy or, more indirectly, through effects on mothers born under such conditions. The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany was used as a period of social hardship. METHODS. Data from Norwegian vital statistics and the Medical Birth Registry were used to describe perinatal mortality during World War II and also a generation later, among babies born to mothers who had themselves been born during the war. Logistic regression was used to identify a possible cohort effect among mothers born in 1940 through 1944 compared with mothers born before or after that period. RESULTS. Harsh conditions in Norway during the occupation increased childhood mortality. However, perinatal mortality declined during that period. Likewise, no adverse effect was seen on the survival of babies born to mothers who had themselves been born during the war (odds ratio = 1.00; 95% confidence interval = 0.96, 1.04). CONCLUSIONS. We find no evidence that wartime conditions in Norway impaired perinatal survival, either directly or through an effect on women born during the war. These data underscore how little is known about the ways that social conditions influence perinatal mortality
Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Infant mortality · Logistic regression · Norwegian · Odds ratio · Population · Pregnancy · Birth, Development, and Health · Cancer Risks and Factors · Demography · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2005 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |