Sex of the first-born and risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy

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Sex of the first-born and risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy. / Mortensen, Laust H; Nielsen, Henriette Svarre; Cnattingius, Sven; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo.

I: Epidemiology, Bind 22, Nr. 3, 2011, s. 328-32.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

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Mortensen, LH, Nielsen, HS, Cnattingius, S & Andersen, A-MN 2011, 'Sex of the first-born and risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy', Epidemiology, bind 22, nr. 3, s. 328-32. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e31820e8600

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Mortensen, L. H., Nielsen, H. S., Cnattingius, S., & Andersen, A-M. N. (2011). Sex of the first-born and risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy. Epidemiology, 22(3), 328-32. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e31820e8600

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Mortensen LH, Nielsen HS, Cnattingius S, Andersen A-MN. Sex of the first-born and risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy. Epidemiology. 2011;22(3):328-32. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e31820e8600

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Mortensen, Laust H ; Nielsen, Henriette Svarre ; Cnattingius, Sven ; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo. / Sex of the first-born and risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy. I: Epidemiology. 2011 ; Bind 22, Nr. 3. s. 328-32.

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abstract = "BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that the chance of successfully maintaining a pregnancy may be influenced by the sex of previously born children. We explored a possible relation between sex of the first-born infant and the risk of preterm birth in the second pregnancy.METHODS: Using data from the National Medical Birth Registries in Denmark 1980-2004 and Sweden 1980-2001, we selected all women whose first and second births were singleton and who had information on sex of first-born infant and gestational age for the second (Denmark, n = 393,686; Sweden, n = 603,282). Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratio of preterm birth in the second pregnancy according to the sex of the first-born infant.RESULTS: Compared with women whose first baby was a girl, women with boys had an increased risk of preterm birth in a second pregnancy (hazard ratio = 1.10 [95% confidence interval = 1.07-1.13]). This result was consistent in the 2 populations. The association was not confounded by maternal age, interpregnancy interval, or sex of the second infant or by maternal characteristics that do not vary from one pregnancy to the next.CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to a male fetus may increase a woman's risk of preterm delivery in the next pregnancy. While the findings have no direct public health relevance, they may suggest new pathways by which preterm birth can occur.",
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N2 - BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that the chance of successfully maintaining a pregnancy may be influenced by the sex of previously born children. We explored a possible relation between sex of the first-born infant and the risk of preterm birth in the second pregnancy.METHODS: Using data from the National Medical Birth Registries in Denmark 1980-2004 and Sweden 1980-2001, we selected all women whose first and second births were singleton and who had information on sex of first-born infant and gestational age for the second (Denmark, n = 393,686; Sweden, n = 603,282). Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratio of preterm birth in the second pregnancy according to the sex of the first-born infant.RESULTS: Compared with women whose first baby was a girl, women with boys had an increased risk of preterm birth in a second pregnancy (hazard ratio = 1.10 [95% confidence interval = 1.07-1.13]). This result was consistent in the 2 populations. The association was not confounded by maternal age, interpregnancy interval, or sex of the second infant or by maternal characteristics that do not vary from one pregnancy to the next.CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to a male fetus may increase a woman's risk of preterm delivery in the next pregnancy. While the findings have no direct public health relevance, they may suggest new pathways by which preterm birth can occur.

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