Influence of seasonal birth in humans

Seasonal variation in human birth rate has been found to be a nearly universal phenomenon.^[1] Also, birth seasonality has been found to be correlated with certain physiological and psychological traits of humans and animals^[2]^[3] and type I diabetes.^[4] Evidence for seasonality in humans is limited.^[5]

^ "Human Birth Seasonality" (PDF).
^ Disanto G, Morahan JM, Lacey MV, DeLuca GC, Giovannoni G, Ebers GC, Ramagopalan SV (2012-04-04). "Seasonal distribution of psychiatric births in England". PLOS ONE. 7 (4): e34866. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...734866D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034866. PMC 3319623. PMID 22496872.
^ Choi CQ (2012-05-11). "Being Born in Winter Can Mess With Your Head". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
^ Watson PE, McDonald BW (November 2007). "Seasonal variation of nutrient intake in pregnancy: effects on infant measures and possible influence on diseases related to season of birth". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61 (11): 1271–80. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602644. PMID 17299488. S2CID 25462412.
^ Meyer C, Muto V, Jaspar M, Kussé C, Lambot E, Chellappa SL, Degueldre C, Balteau E, Luxen A, Middleton B, Archer SN, Collette F, Dijk DJ, Phillips C, Maquet P, Vandewalle G (March 2016). "Seasonality in human cognitive brain responses". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 113 (11): 3066–71. doi:10.1073/pnas.1518129113. PMC 4801294. PMID 26858432.

[1] "Human Birth Seasonality" (PDF).

[go-2] Disanto G, Morahan JM, Lacey MV, DeLuca GC, Giovannoni G, Ebers GC, Ramagopalan SV (2012-04-04). "Seasonal distribution of psychiatric births in England". PLOS ONE. 7 (4): e34866. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...734866D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034866. PMC 3319623. PMID 22496872.

[Choi12-3] Choi CQ (2012-05-11). "Being Born in Winter Can Mess With Your Head". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

[pmid17299488-4] Watson PE, McDonald BW (November 2007). "Seasonal variation of nutrient intake in pregnancy: effects on infant measures and possible influence on diseases related to season of birth". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61 (11): 1271–80. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602644. PMID 17299488. S2CID 25462412.

[5] Meyer C, Muto V, Jaspar M, Kussé C, Lambot E, Chellappa SL, Degueldre C, Balteau E, Luxen A, Middleton B, Archer SN, Collette F, Dijk DJ, Phillips C, Maquet P, Vandewalle G (March 2016). "Seasonality in human cognitive brain responses". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 113 (11): 3066–71. doi:10.1073/pnas.1518129113. PMC 4801294. PMID 26858432.

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