A mini project as part of MRC IEU fully funded PhD at Bristol University.
Previous population-based cohort studies have observed higher maternal parity (later born children) to be associated with suicidal behaviour in offspring including suicide and attempted suicide. However, the association between parity and non-suicidal self-harm is less clear, and findings from the few existing studies have been contradictory.The proposed research will examine associations between parity and self-harm with and without suicidal intent amongst adolescents in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).