Effects of the great East Japan earthquake on secondary sex ratio and perinatal outcomes

K Suzuki, Z Yamagata, M Kawado… - Journal of …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The effect of natural disasters on secondary sex ratio (SSR) and perinatal
outcomes has been suggested. This study aimed to examine effects of the Great East Japan …

Socioeconomic status and sex ratios at birth in Sweden: no evidence for a Trivers–Willard effect for a wide range of status indicators

M Kolk, S Schnettler - American Journal of Human Biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study examines if there exists a positive association between socioeconomic
status and the proportion of male births in humans, as proposed by Trivers and Willard in …

State and regional differences in the male-to-female ratio at birth in the United States, 1995-2012

VE Grech - 2016 - um.edu.mt
Introduction: In humans, live male births slightly exceed females and this ratio is
conventionally expressed as male live births divided by total live births (M/F). A wide variety …

Maternal prenatal stress and the developmental origins of mental health: The role of epigenetics

KJ O'Donnell, V Glover - The epigenome and developmental origins of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The concept of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) describes the
persisting influence of the in utero environment on long-term health outcomes. This …

The President Kennedy assassination and the male to female birth ratio

V Grech, D Zammit - Early human development, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Male live births occur slightly in excess of female. This ratio is expressed as M/F.
Terrorist attacks induce stress which transiently lowers M/F three to five months later due to …

Timing of birth: Parsimony favors strategic over dysregulated parturition

R Catalano, J Goodman… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The “dysregulated parturition” narrative posits that the human stress response
includes a cascade of hormones that “dysregulates” and accelerates parturition but provides …

Terrorist attacks and the male to female ratio at birth: The bombings of Madrid (3/2004) and London (7/2005)

J Mamo, VE Grech - 2016 - um.edu.mt
Introduction: Males are usually in excess of females at birth and the ratio is often expressed
as M/F (male divided by total births). Several factors have been shown to be associated with …

[PDF][PDF] Economic Downturns During Pregnancy and Adverse Birth Outcomes: US 1989–2013

C Margerison-Zilko, Y Li, Z Luo - 2016 Annual Meeting, 2016 - paa.confex.com
Despite substantial research examining effects of macroeconomic conditions on adult health
(1-4), we know little about the impact of the economy on fetal health (5). Understanding this …

[图书][B] The Memory of Health

E Summers - 2016 - books.google.com
What is your journey to well-being? Do you suffer from health issues or a chronic condition?
Do you have ME, CFS, or chronic fatigue? Is stress affecting your well-being? Do you have …