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Paternal Age and Child Death: The Stillbirth Case

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  • Jitka Rychtaříková

    (Charles University)

  • Catherine Gourbin

    (University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve)

  • Guillaume Wunsch

    (University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve)

Abstract

Previous research has shown an association between paternal age and neonatal mortality controlling for age of mother and other confounding factors. As this association is possibly of a biological nature, one would also expect to find a significant relationship between paternal age and fœtal mortality,stillbirth in particular. The present research is based on a Czech individual data set for the period 1986–1990. The risk of stillbirth is examined using logistic regression, taking account of both parental ages, sex of the fœtus, birth order, prematurity, and education of parents. It is shown that, in this data set, there is a significant relation between age of father and risk of stillbirth.

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  • Jitka Rychtaříková & Catherine Gourbin & Guillaume Wunsch, 2004. "Paternal Age and Child Death: The Stillbirth Case," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 20(1), pages 23-33, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurpop:v:20:y:2004:i:1:d:10.1023_b:eujp.0000014514.52745.54
    DOI: 10.1023/B:EUJP.0000014514.52745.54
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    3. Mbu Daniel Tambi, 2014. "Modeling The Effects of Mother’s Age at First Birth on Child Health at Birth," Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(1), pages 1-17, March.

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