Delivering A Very Low Birth Weight Infant and The Subsequent Risk of Divorce or Separation

Abstract

There is an evident need to counsel and support families with VLBW infants on mechanisms to cope with the initial stressors that can be anticipated to arise.

Relationship Status Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Population-Based Study

“…Following families with a child with autism over time would allow for a more detailed examination of how the marital relationship evolves and would further examine what, if any, impact there appears to be in having a child diagnosed with ASD. More specifically, longitudinal methods could provide insight into different points in the developmental trajectory of families with a child with autism, where risk may be heightened for separation or divorce, as it has been used in similar models (Swaminathan et al 2006). Specifically, parents of schoolaged children might be more closely examined, since previous research suggests that this commences a critical period where families with a child with ASD may be more at-risk for divorce (Hartley et al 2010).…”

“…Using data from a national registry, Swaminathan et al (2006) reported married mothers of children with a very low birth weight were twice more likely to become separated/divorced than those with a low to average birth weight child within two years after the birth of their child. Other studies have found similar results suggesting that parents of children with Cerebral Palsy (Joesch and Smith 1997), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Brown and Pacinin 1989;Wymbs et al 2008), as well as Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder (Wymbs et al 2008) have greater marital dissolution as compared to parents of typically developing children.…”

The Putative Son’s Attractiveness Alters the Perceived Attractiveness of the Putative Father

“…ns not statistically significant Arch Sex Behav relative to facially less attractive men (Prokop & Fedor, 2011) suggests that women are more prone to conceive a child with a more attractive man. Higher divorce rates among couples with genetically inferior offspring (Corman & Kaestner, 1992;Mauldon, 1992;Reichman et al, 2004;Swaminathan et al, 2006) provide further support for the idea that men lacking ''good genes''could be reproductively less successful. It may be that the attractive offspring of widowers can positively influence the likelihood of re-marriage or the likelihood of extra-marital mating.…”

“…The facial attractiveness of an offspring may be an indicator of male genetic quality. Higher divorce rates among couples with genetically inferior offspring indirectly support this idea (Corman & Kaestner, 1992;Mauldon, 1992;Reichman, Corman, & Noonan, 2004;Swaminathan, Alexander, & Boulet, 2006).…”

Death, bereavement and randomised controlled trials (BRACELET): a methodological study of policy and practice in neonatal and paediatric intensive care trials

“…Although these records would be updated for parents of survivors who are involved in clinical follow-up studies, for the bereaved parents they may record only the address and GP details from that original entry point into the trial (unless parents send change of address or change of GP details to the trial co-ordinating centre). Bereavement after perinatal loss is a known factor in relationship breakdown, 169 as is the experience of the birth of a very-low-birthweight infant 170 and this is likely to result in changes of address within the long timescales that we were considering. That in this recruitment strategy we were only able to access parents who were still at their original address or were registered with the same GP meant that we were approaching a population with a significant degree of stability post bereavement.…”