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Motherhood and Childlessness in Monozygous Twins

Part II. The Influence of Motherhood on Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. Malmquist  and
L. Kaij
A. Malmquist
Affiliation:
University of Lund, Malmö Allmänna Sjukhus, S-214 01 Malmö, Sweden
L. Kaij
Affiliation:
University of Lund, Malmö Allmänna Sjukhus, S-214 01 Malmö, Sweden
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The first part of this study of female monozygous twins discordant for childbirth covered intrapair differences before pregnancy (Kaij and Malmquist, 1970). This part is focused on the influence of motherhood on health, presented as intrapair differences in gynaecological, other somatic, and psychiatric morbidity after pregnancy.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 118 , Issue 542 , January 1971 , pp. 22 - 28
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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