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View article: Behavioural and Emotional Symptoms Did not Increase During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Swedish Preschool Children
Behavioural and Emotional Symptoms Did not Increase During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Swedish Preschool Children Open
Aim This study investigated whether behavioural and emotional problems among 3‐year‐olds increased during the COVID‐19 epidemic in Sweden, a country that kept preschools open during the whole pandemic. Methods This was a cross‐sectional st…
View article: Suicide and self-harm in adults with a history of out-of-home care—a Swedish national cohort study
Suicide and self-harm in adults with a history of out-of-home care—a Swedish national cohort study Open
Exposure to OHC during childhood is a major predictor for suicide and self-harm in young and middle-aged adults as well as among adult psychiatric patients.
View article: Child behaviour is a main concern for parents of 3‐year‐olds
Child behaviour is a main concern for parents of 3‐year‐olds Open
Aim The aim of this study was to describe parental concerns about child health and behaviour and their sociodemographic predictors in 3‐year‐olds, in relation to the national guidelines of well‐baby clinics. Methods The study included pare…
View article: Unintended Perinatal Health Consequences Associated With a Swedish Family Policy
Unintended Perinatal Health Consequences Associated With a Swedish Family Policy Open
Importance The 1980 and 1986 Swedish so-called speed premium policies aimed at protecting parents’ income-based parental leave benefits for birth intervals shorter than 24 and 30 months, respectively, but indirectly encouraged shorter birt…
View article: Gender-specific trajectories of offending from adolescence until age 40 among individuals with experience of out-of-home care: A national cohort study
Gender-specific trajectories of offending from adolescence until age 40 among individuals with experience of out-of-home care: A national cohort study Open
It is well-known that experiences of out-of-home care (OHC; foster-family care and residential care) are linked to criminal behavior. Less is known how criminal activity in the OHC population develops over the life course and to what exten…
View article: Couple partnership and divorce in domestic and non-European international adoptees. A Swedish national cohort study with follow up until 36 to 45 years
Couple partnership and divorce in domestic and non-European international adoptees. A Swedish national cohort study with follow up until 36 to 45 years Open
Adoption research shows a growing interest in adopted persons in their adult years. This article examines couple partnerships and divorce among adult adoptees and non-adoptees. Using population-based Swedish register data with follow-up un…
View article: Narcotic offences and drug use disorders among young refugees in Norway
Narcotic offences and drug use disorders among young refugees in Norway Open
Aims: We examined the patterns of healthcare utilisation for drug use disorders (DUDs) and charges related to narcotics among young refugees in Norway considering the role of sex, country of origin and condition of arrival (accompanied ver…
View article: Psychosocial support for refugee parents in well‐baby clinics
Psychosocial support for refugee parents in well‐baby clinics Open
In this issue of Acta Paediatrica, Marti Catstaner et al. provide new and important knowledge that could help well-baby clinics to support refugee families. Their large, population-based study found an increased risk of regulatory problems…
View article: Unintended perinatal health consequences of a Swedish family policy: A population-based study
Unintended perinatal health consequences of a Swedish family policy: A population-based study Open
Background Family policies can influence parents’ fertility behaviors, with consequences for perinatal health. The 1980 and 1986 Swedish speed premium policies aimed to protect parents’ income-based parental leave benefits within birth int…
View article: Did the choice reform in Stockholm change social disparities in use of outpatient health services for children?
Did the choice reform in Stockholm change social disparities in use of outpatient health services for children? Open
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate whether the choice reforms in healthcare in Stockholm county in 2008 and 2013 changed the sociodemographic user patterns of outpatient healthcare services for children. Methods The study used re…
View article: Cardiovascular disease in individuals with a history of out-of-home care: a Swedish national cohort study
Cardiovascular disease in individuals with a history of out-of-home care: a Swedish national cohort study Open
Background Individuals with a history of out-of-home care in childhood experience elevated rates of mortality from all-causes and suicide in adulthood but the relationship with chronic disease is unknown. We examined the association betwee…
View article: Acculturation and 4-year caries increment among children of foreign-born mothers in Sweden: a register-based cohort study
Acculturation and 4-year caries increment among children of foreign-born mothers in Sweden: a register-based cohort study Open
Background To study the association of maternal age upon arrival and length of residence in Sweden with the 4-year caries increment in their children between ages 3 and 7 years in relation to the human development index (HDI) of the matern…
View article: Labour market marginalisation in young refugees and their majority peers in Denmark and Sweden: The role of common mental disorders and secondary school completion
Labour market marginalisation in young refugees and their majority peers in Denmark and Sweden: The role of common mental disorders and secondary school completion Open
Background Due to the circumstances of their early lives, young refugees are at risk of experiencing adverse labour market and health outcomes. The post-settlement environment is thought to play a decisive role in determining how this vuln…
View article: Acculturation and 4-Year Caries Increment Among Children of Foreign-Born Mothers in Sweden: A Register-Based Cohort Study
Acculturation and 4-Year Caries Increment Among Children of Foreign-Born Mothers in Sweden: A Register-Based Cohort Study Open
Background: To study the association of maternal age upon arrival and length of residence in Sweden with the 4-year caries increment in their children between ages 3 and 7 years in relation to the human development index (HDI) of the mater…
View article: Climate Change and Child Health Inequality: A Review of Reviews
Climate Change and Child Health Inequality: A Review of Reviews Open
There is growing evidence on the observed and expected consequences of climate change on population health worldwide. There is limited understanding of its consequences for child health inequalities, between and within countries. To examin…
View article: Birth order and socioeconomic disadvantage predict behavioural and emotional problems at age 3 years
Birth order and socioeconomic disadvantage predict behavioural and emotional problems at age 3 years Open
Aim The aim of this study was to describe sociodemographic and family predictors for behavioural and emotional problems in pre‐schoolers. Methods This was a cross‐sectional study including 30,795 children in the Stockholm region whose pare…
View article: Early childhood adversity and non-affective psychosis: a study of refugees and international adoptees in Sweden
Early childhood adversity and non-affective psychosis: a study of refugees and international adoptees in Sweden Open
Background Previous Scandinavian studies have shown increased levels of psychiatric morbidity in young refugees and international adoptees with an origin outside Europe. This study investigated their risk of non-affective psychotic disorde…
View article: Challenges of using asthma admission rates as a measure of primary care quality in children: An international comparison
Challenges of using asthma admission rates as a measure of primary care quality in children: An international comparison Open
Objectives To demonstrate the challenges of interpreting cross-country comparisons of paediatric asthma hospital admission rates as an indicator of primary care quality. Methods We used hospital administrative data from >10 million childre…
View article: Health outcomes in young adulthood among former child refugees in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: A cross-country comparative study
Health outcomes in young adulthood among former child refugees in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: A cross-country comparative study Open
Aims: This study aimed at comparing several health outcomes in young adulthood among child refugees who settled in the different immigration and integration policy contexts of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Methods: The study population inclu…
View article: Parental Posttraumatic Stress and School Performance in Refugee Children
Parental Posttraumatic Stress and School Performance in Refugee Children Open
Refugee children in the Nordic countries have been reported to perform poorly in school and carry a high burden of familial posttraumatic stress. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of maternal and paternal posttraumatic stre…
View article: Parental post-traumatic stress and psychiatric care utilisation among refugee adolescents
Parental post-traumatic stress and psychiatric care utilisation among refugee adolescents Open
Parental psychiatric morbidity related to experiences of war and trauma has been associated with adverse psychological outcomes for children. The aim of this study was to investigate parental post-traumatic stress in relation to psychiatri…
View article: Mental Health in Schoolchildren in Joint Physical Custody: A Longitudinal Study
Mental Health in Schoolchildren in Joint Physical Custody: A Longitudinal Study Open
This study investigated mental health in schoolchildren in different living arrangements after parental separation. The study population included 31,519 children from the Danish National Birth Cohort, followed-up at age 11 in 2010–2014. Ch…
View article: Unintended health consequences of Swedish parental leave policy (ParLeHealth): protocol for a quasi-experimental study
Unintended health consequences of Swedish parental leave policy (ParLeHealth): protocol for a quasi-experimental study Open
Introduction Sweden has long been praised for a generous parental leave policy oriented towards facilitating a gender-equitable approach to work and parenting. Yet certain aspects of Swedish parental leave could also be responsible for the…
View article: Living arrangements after parental separation have minimal impact on mental health at age 7 years
Living arrangements after parental separation have minimal impact on mental health at age 7 years Open
Aim This study compared mental health after parental separation in 7‐year‐old children living in joint physical custody with sole physical custody family arrangements. Methods The study population included 39 661 children from the Danish N…
View article: Impact of lockdown and school closure on children’s health and well-being during the first wave of COVID-19: a narrative review
Impact of lockdown and school closure on children’s health and well-being during the first wave of COVID-19: a narrative review Open
Background In the context of containment measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, the aims were to examine the impact of lockdown and school closures on childs’ and adolescents’ health and well-being and social inequalities in health. Metho…
View article: Importance of living arrangements and coparenting quality for young children’s mental health after parental divorce: a cross-sectional parental survey
Importance of living arrangements and coparenting quality for young children’s mental health after parental divorce: a cross-sectional parental survey Open
Background Parental separation has been associated with adverse child mental health outcomes in the literature. For school-aged children, joint physical custody (JPC), that is, spending equal time in both parents’ homes after a divorce, ha…
View article: Suicidal thoughts among undocumented migrants in Sweden
Suicidal thoughts among undocumented migrants in Sweden Open
Purpose Early identification of persons at risk is essential in suicide prevention. Undocumented migrants (UM) live under limited conditions and are to a high degree invisible, both in research and in suicide prevention programmes. The aim…
View article: Preterm disparities between foreign and Swedish born mothers depend on the method used to estimate gestational age. A Swedish population-based register study
Preterm disparities between foreign and Swedish born mothers depend on the method used to estimate gestational age. A Swedish population-based register study Open
This study aims to examine whether disparities in gestational age outcomes between foreign and Swedish-born mothers are contingent on the measure used to estimate gestational age and, if so, to identify which maternal factors are associate…