Our paper "Sleeping With the Enemy" is featured in the Süddeutsche Zeitung in "Wie viel Gegensatz verträgt die Liebe?" (how much opposition can love bear?), Sebastian Herrmann uses our study to make a point that political difference between partners has stopped being only a matter of taste.

Using the Norwegian MoBa cohort, we find no clear evidence that mid-pregnancy PFAS concentrations are associated with a recent miscarriage among women who have not experienced any pregnancy. Open access on Environmental Research 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and miscarriage: The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Miscarriage is prevalent, occurring in around 15% of recognized pregnancies. Yet modifiable determinants remain elusive. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl subs…

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When do people become parents—and in what unions? @aledinal.bsky.social studies the risks of first parenthood (15–50) by union status and parental class across cohorts. Read more: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... #FamilyFormation #ReproducibleResearch

More than 9,000 studies, reports, & book chapters published based on 400+ DHS surveys that were conducted in 91 countries, according to our bibliometric analysis (by @aasli.bsky.social). The termination could set the global research community back for years or even decades. osf.io/preprints/so...

“Sleeping With the Enemy…”: @aledinal.bsky.social & @brunoarpino.bsky.social examined data on nearly 30K British couples & found that couples holding divergent political party and Brexit preferences were at increased risk of union dissolution. @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Love across the ballot box? It's complicated!💔A 30-yr UK study shows that couples with opposing political views are 38% more likely to break up - & Brexit disagreements proved particularly divisive! @readdemography.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @aledinal.bsky.social @brunoarpino.bsky.social

MPIDR - Couples with Opposing Political Views Face Higher Risk of Separation

A recent study by researchers at the University of Padua and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has revealed that political differences between partners can significantly increa...

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Relationships are often built on shared values and beliefs, but what happens when political preferences create a divide? @brunoarpino.bsky.social and I investigated how political (mis)match affects union dissolution in @readdemography.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

🚨New Publication📰🚨 Couples with Opposing Political Views Face Higher Risk of Separation💔 according to the findings of a new study in @readdemography.bsky.social by @brunoarpino.bsky.social (University of Padua) and @aledinal.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social. Read: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/separation

💡[SPOTLIGHT]💡 Study examines how pregnancy outcomes affect women’s health over time. @aledinal.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social compares the physical health of women who experienced pregnancy losses to those with live births. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

In the last couple of years, I’ve explored how involuntary pregnancy loss and live birth impact mental and physical health. Two recent articles - published in Population Development Review and European Journal of Public Health - shed light on these topics.

📣Call for Papers‼️ Climate Conference "Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Population Dynamics" 📅Nov 11–12, 2025 🗺️@mpidr.bsky.social 📰Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025 www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... @iussp.bsky.social @conteristo.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @ebrusanliturk.bsky.social

We are very happy to welcome Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social to the MPIDR. He will be working in the project BIOSFER and focus on causes and consequences of pregnancy loss, subfertility, and other reproductive health-related issues. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

Not all forms of job termination impact workers and their partners equally. Dismissals and redundancies (such as mass lay-offs and downsizing) have a greater effect on workers' well-being compared to the conclusion of fixed-term contracts. doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

Socioeconomic context matters for pregnancy outcomes. @selinkoksal.bsky.social and I found that a woman or her partner's job loss during the pregnancy is associated with higher risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. The article is available on Human Reproduction doi.org/10.1093/humr...