International Journal of Epidemiology 2001;30:95-96
© International Epidemiological Association 2001
Special Theme: Fetal Origins of Health and Disease |
Commentary: The impact of fetal and infant exposures along the life course
a Division of Epidemiology, Joseph L Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
b New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA.
What happens in the womb sets the stage for development of the child and influences the health of offspring throughout their life course. Until recently, however, most epidemiologists focusing on adult diseases paid little attention to fetal origins of health. Due in part to tantalizing reports that birthweight is associated with health outcomes in both children and adults, that has changed. In this recent surge of interest, the best documented finding for adults is that lower birthweight predicts higher risk of cardiovascular disease.1,2 A smaller but growing literature reports intriguing findings for numerous other domains of child and adult health, for example, higher birthweight has been related to an increased risk of breast and other cancers.1 Especially relevant to
Refining the measure of early experience
Tracing the causal pathway
Confounding by social class
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