Birth outcomes following unexpected job loss: a matched-sibling design

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Birth outcomes following unexpected job loss : a matched-sibling design. / Gailey, Samantha; Knudsen, Elias Stapput; Mortensen, Laust H; Bruckner, Tim A.

I: International Journal of Epidemiology, Bind 51, Nr. 3, 2022, s. 858–869.

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Gailey, S, Knudsen, ES, Mortensen, LH & Bruckner, TA 2022, 'Birth outcomes following unexpected job loss: a matched-sibling design', International Journal of Epidemiology, bind 51, nr. 3, s. 858–869. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab180

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Gailey, S., Knudsen, E. S., Mortensen, L. H., & Bruckner, T. A. (2022). Birth outcomes following unexpected job loss: a matched-sibling design. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(3), 858–869. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab180

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Gailey S, Knudsen ES, Mortensen LH, Bruckner TA. Birth outcomes following unexpected job loss: a matched-sibling design. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022;51(3): 858–869. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab180

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Gailey, Samantha ; Knudsen, Elias Stapput ; Mortensen, Laust H ; Bruckner, Tim A. / Birth outcomes following unexpected job loss : a matched-sibling design. I: International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022 ; Bind 51, Nr. 3. s. 858–869.

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abstract = "BACKGROUND: Research documents social and economic antecedents of adverse birth outcomes, which may include involuntary job loss. Previous work on job loss and adverse birth outcomes, however, lacks high-quality individual data on, and variation in, plausibly exogenous job loss during pregnancy and therefore cannot rule out strong confounding.METHODS: We analysed unique linked registries in Denmark, from 1980 to 2017, to examine whether a father's involuntary job loss during his spouse's pregnancy increases the risk of a low-weight (i.e. <2500 grams) and/or preterm (i.e. <37 weeks of gestational age) birth. We applied a matched-sibling design to 743 574 sibling pairs.RESULTS: Results indicate an increased risk of a low-weight birth among infants exposed in utero to fathers' unexpected job loss [odds ratio (OR) = 1.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07, 1.75]. Sex-specific analyses show that this result holds for males (OR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.14, 2.53) but not females (OR = 1.24, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.91). We find no relation with preterm birth.CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the inference that a father's unexpected job loss adversely affects the course of pregnancy, especially among males exposed in utero.",
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AU - Knudsen, Elias Stapput

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AU - Bruckner, Tim A

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N2 - BACKGROUND: Research documents social and economic antecedents of adverse birth outcomes, which may include involuntary job loss. Previous work on job loss and adverse birth outcomes, however, lacks high-quality individual data on, and variation in, plausibly exogenous job loss during pregnancy and therefore cannot rule out strong confounding.METHODS: We analysed unique linked registries in Denmark, from 1980 to 2017, to examine whether a father's involuntary job loss during his spouse's pregnancy increases the risk of a low-weight (i.e. <2500 grams) and/or preterm (i.e. <37 weeks of gestational age) birth. We applied a matched-sibling design to 743 574 sibling pairs.RESULTS: Results indicate an increased risk of a low-weight birth among infants exposed in utero to fathers' unexpected job loss [odds ratio (OR) = 1.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07, 1.75]. Sex-specific analyses show that this result holds for males (OR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.14, 2.53) but not females (OR = 1.24, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.91). We find no relation with preterm birth.CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the inference that a father's unexpected job loss adversely affects the course of pregnancy, especially among males exposed in utero.

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