Vanishing twins, selection <i>in utero</i>, and infant mortality in the United States
We conclude that an evolutionary perspective on fetal loss makes a heretofore "unmeasured confounder" of the relationship between fetal size and infant mortality both explicable and measurable. This finding may help clinicians better anticipate changes over time in the incidence of infant mortality.
Authors
- Tim A. Bruckner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-964X)
- Ralph Catalano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-415X)
- Alison Gemmill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-9730)
- Brenda Bustos
- Joan A. Casey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-4695)
- Allison Stolte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0702-2344)
- Hedwig Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7376-5694)
Institutions
- Washington State Department of Health (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Society for Public Health Education (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evolution Medicine and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoae035
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development