Weather extremes and perinatal mortality – Seasonal and ethnic differences in northern Sweden, 1800-1895

Many studies have shown the impact of heat and cold on total and age-specific mortality, but knowledge gaps remain regarding weather vulnerability of very young infants. This study assessed the association of temperature extremes with perinatal mortality (stillbirths and deaths in the first week of...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e0223538
Main Authors:	Schumann, Barbara, Häggström Lundevaller, Erling, Karlsson, Lena
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 22.10.2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	19th century Age Aging Autumn Autumn climates Babies Biology and Life Sciences Birth Birth weight Births Climate Cold Cold effects Confidence intervals Demography Earth Sciences Environmental aspects Epidemiology Ethnic groups Extreme cold Extreme low temperatures Extreme weather Female Health aspects Heat High temperature History, 19th Century Humans Hypothermia Indigenous Peoples - statistics & numerical data Infant mortality Infant, Newborn Infants Living conditions Low temperature Male Medicine and Health Sciences Minority & ethnic groups Mortality Newborn babies Outdoor air quality People and Places Perinatal Death Perinatal exposure Perinatal Mortality - history Pregnancy Premature birth Public health Public Health Surveillance Registries Regression analysis Regression models Risk factors Seasonal variations Seasons Socioeconomic factors Statistical analysis Stillbirth Summer Sweden - epidemiology Sweden - ethnology Temperature data Temperature effects Temperature extremes Weather Winter Sweden Italy
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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