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IPR Seminar, Dr. Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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February 28, 2017
12:30PM - 1:30PM
038 Townshend Hall

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Add to Calendar 2017-02-28 12:30:00 2017-02-28 13:30:00 IPR Seminar, Dr. Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin-Madison Characterizing cohort loss before birthAnswers to many central questions in the social sciences depend upon the assumption that cohort loss before birth is ignorable. Evidence from inferential population studies and small-scale cohort studies increasingly suggests otherwise. Up to 70% of human pregnancies terminate before birth; these losses appear to be non-random. In this research we consider the implications of prenatal cohort loss for a few key demographic questions, including the effects of early-life exposures on later-life health and the effects of child traits on parent outcomes. In so doing, we extend a long history of demographic research on cohort selection to the prenatal period. We conclude with a discussion of new, big data approaches to learn more about how prenatal exposures shape population traits. 038 Townshend Hall Institute for Population Research popcenter@osu.edu America/New_York public

Characterizing cohort loss before birth

Answers to many central questions in the social sciences depend upon the assumption that cohort loss before birth is ignorable. Evidence from inferential population studies and small-scale cohort studies increasingly suggests otherwise. Up to 70% of human pregnancies terminate before birth; these losses appear to be non-random. In this research we consider the implications of prenatal cohort loss for a few key demographic questions, including the effects of early-life exposures on later-life health and the effects of child traits on parent outcomes. In so doing, we extend a long history of demographic research on cohort selection to the prenatal period. We conclude with a discussion of new, big data approaches to learn more about how prenatal exposures shape population traits.