From my point of view it is a somewhat drawn conclusion of the hairs, or let's put it another way, too relative.
In any case, it is not the first study that relates the size of the baby at birth with mental health in adulthood. Apparently, the size we are born with can influence us more than we think.
Last month Elda told us about a study that states that small babies at birth are more likely to suffer from depression or anxiety in adulthood.
Now a new one, made by Swedish researchers and published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, reveals that growth patterns in the fetal age could influence suicidal behavior in a certain way by becoming adults.
According to the results, babies of short stature (less than 47 cm long) were more prone to suicide, both violent and non-violent, regardless of the height reached as adults.
In turn, they are more than twice as likely to commit suicide violently compared to other babies born with adequate height. This could become worrisome given the increase in births of premature babies, and therefore of small size and weight.
The explanation could be serotonin, a central neurotransmitter with a very important role in mood, anxiety, cognitive functions, etc. When born prematurely these levels are lower than normal which could boost aggression, depression, and even suicidal behavior.
Talking about these things is horrible, and as I said at the beginning quite absurd. These types of studies are statistical and we do not intend to alarm parents in any way by disseminating them.
However, to find some meaning in what these types of studies affirm, it would mean that although the personal circumstances experienced by a human being would be the trigger of a situation as limit as taking one's own life, this lack or “failure” presented by the Small babies could also have some relationship with suicide.
We will continue the course of scientific research in this regard to see if they give more convincing data.
