Marital stability and congenital heart disease

The incidence of divorce or legal separation was studied in 438 families of children born with heart disease who entered the New England Regional Infant Cardiac Program between 1968 and 1973. The parents were interviewed when the children were 5 1/2 years old. The rate of divorce in 438 families of...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1982-06, Vol.69 (6), p.747-750
Main Authors: Silbert, A R, Newburger, J W, Fyler, D C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Child, Preschool
Divorce
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital - psychology
Humans
Male
New England
Parents - psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:The incidence of divorce or legal separation was studied in 438 families of children born with heart disease who entered the New England Regional Infant Cardiac Program between 1968 and 1973. The parents were interviewed when the children were 5 1/2 years old. The rate of divorce in 438 families of children with critical congenital heart disease was not significantly different from the rate in two comparison groups: (1) 25 families of children whose cardiac defect was spontaneously cured, and (2) 26 families of children catheterized in infancy for suspected cardiac defect but who were found to be free of heart disease. Rates of divorce or legal separation for the three groups were: critical congenital heart disease, 12.1%, spontaneously cured, 4.2% free of heart disease, 11.5% these rates were not significantly different. The average national divorce rate was 20.3% for the same period.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.69.6.747