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. 2019 Jun;111(6):1036-1046.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.04.026.

Parental age and child outcomes

Christina Bergh  1 , Anja Pinborg  2 , Ulla-Britt Wennerholm  3
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Parental age and child outcomes

Christina Bergh et al. Fertil Steril. 2019 Jun.
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Abstract

This review summarizes the impact of parental age on children's health outcomes beyond the perinatal period. In the last decades, delayed parenthood with both men and women has become a public health issue. For women, in particular, the size of this delay is substantial. For a few medical conditions, older parental age has a pronounced effect on child morbidity. For most other outcomes, a more modest effect is evident. Although these effects might be limited on an individual level, they have a substantial impact at the level of population health.

Keywords: Child morbidity; child outcome; maternal age; paternal age.

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  • Re: Parental Age and Child Outcomes.
    Niederberger C. Niederberger C. J Urol. 2020 Mar;203(3):450. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000669.03. Epub 2019 Dec 12. J Urol. 2020. PMID: 31829812 No abstract available.

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