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Kieron Barclay

Department of Social Policy London School of Economics and Political Science London UK and Demography Unit, Department of Sociology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden
Fertility and reproduction

The missing consequences of birth spacing on child outcomes

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Kieron Barclay
Americas, birth rate, Children, USA

Short birth intervals are often believed to be detrimental for children. While this may be true in some (poor) settings, and for some birth outcomes (preterm birth and low birth … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Birth spacing and long-term health and mortality

March 9, 2021July 9, 2018 Kieron Barclay
Children, Europe, Fertility, Health, Reproduction

A large body of previous work has suggested that both short and long birth intervals are associated with poor birth outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm birth, as … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Increasing longevity may counterbalance the negative effects of reproductive aging

March 8, 2021May 14, 2018 Kieron Barclay
Europe, Old age, Reproduction

Previous research has indicated that being born to older parents is detrimental for offspring longevity. However, the secular trend of increasing longevity may moderate or even reverse any potential negative … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Does birth spacing matter for long-term outcomes?

March 5, 2021March 13, 2017 Kieron Barclay
Children, Demography, Reproduction

In a study recently published in the journal Demography, my co-author Martin Kolk and I examined whether the length of spacing between births is related to long-term cognitive, educational, and … Read more

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