NWO SSH Open Competition XS Grant

Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

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Research grant (€ 50.000) for the project "Health Spillovers Squared: How Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Stress due to Unexpected Loss of Close Kin Shapes Perinatal and Midlife Health"

This project investigates how maternal stress during pregnancy, caused by the unexpected death of a close family member, affects offspring health in both the short and long term. It introduces the concept of "health spillovers squared," integrating two research areas: health spillovers and the developmental origins of health and disease. Using Dutch and Norwegian administrative data, the project analyzes perinatal outcomes like preterm births, as well as midlife conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Through its innovative approach, the project will demonstrate how dramatic events in family members' lives can have lasting health effects that ripple through the family.
Degree of recognitionNational
Granting OrganisationsNederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)

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