A growing body of evidence suggests that reproductive history influences post-reproductive
mortality. A potential explanation for this association is confounding by socioeconomic status …

Previous studies have shown that aspects of reproductive history, such as earlier
parenthood and high parity, are associated with poorer health in mid and later life. However …

Context Robust associations have been identified between fertility during adolescence and
the disablement process, including pathologies, impairments, functional limitations and …

Many studies of contemporary societies have found links between early age at entry to
parenthood and poorer health in later life in. However, most have focused on Western …

Background To assess relationships between age at first birth and cardiovascular risk
factors in a large longitudinal study of men and women. By assessing associations for both …

Background Life course epidemiology suggests that early life circumstances affect adult
mortality, but most of the evidence is based on cohorts born in the beginning of the 20th …

RESULTS: Work-family life courses characterised by earlier transitions to parenthood and
weaker long-term links to employment were associated with greater increases in BMI across …

Research on the later-life health implications of fertility history has predominantly considered
associations with mortality or self-reported indicators of health. Most of this previous …

Becoming a father, particularly for the first time, is a central transition in men's lives, and
whether this transition takes place early or later in life may have important ramifications on …

Does the health of women and men living with and without minor children differ, and are age
differences evident in the association? For self-rated general health, depression, back pain …