@article{ref1,
title="Perinatal circumstances and risk of offspring suicide: Birth cohort study",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2006",
author="Riordan, Daniel Vincent and Selvaraj, Sivasubramaniam and Stark, C. and Gilbert, Julie S. E.",
volume="189",
number="6",
pages="502-507",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A higher risk of suicide has been associated with low birth weight in one study, but not yet replicated. Higher birth order has been associated with self-harm, but not with suicide. AIMS: To examine the relationship between perinatal circumstances and subsequent young adult suicide in Scotland. METHOD: Using linked data from the Scottish Morbidity Record and Scottish death records, a birth cohort of 1061830 people was followed-up for a mean of 25.1 years. Data were analysed using Cox regression. RESULTS: Higher maternal parity, younger maternal age (&lt;25 years), non-professional parental occupations and low birth weight (&lt;2500 g) were independently associated with higher suicide risk of offspring as young adults. There was no independent association with gestational age. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide support for the influence of maternal circumstance and foetal experience on subsequent mental health.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.105.015974",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.105.015974"
}