Association between limiting longstanding illness in mothers and their children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the association between maternal disability as measured by the presence of a limiting longstanding illness (LLI) 9 months postpartum and subsequent child health at the age of 7 years.

Design

Nationally representative prospective longitudinal study.

Setting

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Participants

Secondary analysis of data on 11 807 mother-child pairs recruited to the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Baseline interviews with mothers were carried out in 2001-2002. When the children were 7 years old, the follow-up survey included questions about limiting longstanding health conditions in the child.

Primary outcome measure

Any longstanding condition that was reported to limit the children's activities in any way.

Result

SUBMITTER: Sumilo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3856615 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature