Fertility among Norwegian Women and Men with Mental Disorders.

ABSTRACT: We analysed the associations between mental disorders and women's and men's first-, second- and third-birth rates in 2010-2018, using register data for the full Norwegian population. Having had at least one consultation for depression in primary or specialised health care in the calendar year before the preceding year was associated with lower birth rates. According to a simulation, the birth-rate reduction corresponds to a reduction in completed fertility from 1.60 births per woman among those without any of the mental disorders under study, to 1.34 among those with depression throughout the reproductive period. The corresponding numbers for men were 1.41 and 0.90. The associations between anxiety and fertility were of similar magnitude, while fertility was even lower among individuals wi

SUBMITTER: Kravdal O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267794 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature