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We examined the association between prenatal maternal bereavement and mortality in a cohort of 5.3 million children followed until up to 37 years of age.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S003329171600266X_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The population-based cohort study included 5\u00a0253\u00a0508 live singleton births in Denmark (1973\u20132004) and Sweden (1973\u20132006). Children born to mothers who lost a child, spouse, sibling, or parent during or 1 year before pregnancy were categorized as exposed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S003329171600266X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prenatal maternal bereavement was associated with a 10% increased all-cause mortality risk in offspring [mortality rate ratio (MRR) 1.10, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03\u20131.18]. The association was the most pronounced for children of mothers who lost a child\/spouse (MRR 1.28, 95% CI 1.14\u20131.44) and was stronger during the first 10 years of life. Prenatal maternal bereavement may have stronger effects on natural causes of death in offspring, including infectious\/parasitic disease (MRR 1.86, 95% CI 1.07\u20133.23), endocrine\/nutritional\/metabolic diseases (MRR 3.23, 95% CI 2.02\u20135.17), diseases of nervous system (MRR 3.36, 95% CI 2.47\u20134.58), and congenital malformations (MRR 1.39, 95% CI 1.08\u20131.80). No excess mortality risk in offspring was observed for unnatural causes of death.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S003329171600266X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prenatal maternal bereavement was associated with an increased long-term mortality risk in offspring, particularly for selected natural causes of diseases and medical conditions. 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