Maternal distress and offspring neurodevelopment: challenges and opportunities for pre-clinical research models
E Fitzgerald, C Parent, MZL Kee… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pre-natal exposure to acute maternal trauma or chronic maternal distress can confer
increased risk for psychiatric disorders in later life. Acute maternal trauma is the result of …
increased risk for psychiatric disorders in later life. Acute maternal trauma is the result of …
Gestational exposure to fatal police violence and pregnancy loss in US core based statistical areas, 2013–2015
Background Fatal police violence in the United States disproportionately affects Black,
Native American, and Hispanic people, and for these groups it is a racially oppressive …
Native American, and Hispanic people, and for these groups it is a racially oppressive …
Foetal loss and feminine sex ratios at birth in sub-Saharan Africa
A wealth of demographic research has explored the determinants of sex ratios at birth, but
few studies have considered the role of foetal loss (spontaneous abortion), in producing …
few studies have considered the role of foetal loss (spontaneous abortion), in producing …
Maternal diabetes and infant sex ratio
SF Ehrlich - Current diabetes reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Evolutionary hypotheses on the ratio of males to females at birth
posit that women terminate pregnancies with low likelihood of surviving and producing …
posit that women terminate pregnancies with low likelihood of surviving and producing …
Hair cortisol levels in pregnancy as a possible determinant of fetal sex: a longitudinal study
B Romero-Gonzalez, JA Puertas-Gonzalez… - … Origins of Health and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Stress during pregnancy has been widely studied and associated to different variables,
usually with negative results for the health of the mother and the newborn, such as having a …
usually with negative results for the health of the mother and the newborn, such as having a …
Maternal stress and sex ratio at birth in Sweden over two and a half centuries: a retest of the Trivers–Willard hypothesis
H Wu - Human Reproduction, 2021 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is there a negative relationship, as predicted in the Trivers–Willard
hypothesis (TWH), between the intensity of maternal stress and sex ratio at birth (SRB) …
hypothesis (TWH), between the intensity of maternal stress and sex ratio at birth (SRB) …
The human sex ratio at birth and late fetal mortality: The Italian case
R Rettaroli, F Scalone - Biodemography and social biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores the short-term relationships between sex ratio at birth and late fetal
mortality in Italy from 1910 to 2016. As the leading scholars' attention traditionally focused on …
mortality in Italy from 1910 to 2016. As the leading scholars' attention traditionally focused on …
Twinning during the pandemic: Evidence of selection in utero
Background and objectives The suspicion that a population stressor as profound as the
COVID-19 pandemic would increase preterm birth among cohorts in gestation at its outset …
COVID-19 pandemic would increase preterm birth among cohorts in gestation at its outset …
Health effects of the# metoo movement by gender: Public health implications of a social movement
AL Huseth-Zosel, M Larson, K Nelson - Women's studies international …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objectives of the present study are to assess health impacts of the# metoo campaign by
gender and assess health impacts of different levels of sexual harassment exposure …
gender and assess health impacts of different levels of sexual harassment exposure …
Frail males on the American frontier: the role of environmental harshness on sex ratios at birth across a period of rapid industrialization
While sex ratios at birth (SRB) have been shown to vary within and across populations, after
over a century of research, explanations have remained elusive. A variety of ecological …
over a century of research, explanations have remained elusive. A variety of ecological …