| Childhood mortality and quality of care among abandoned children in nineteenth-century Italy. | |
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PMID: 11624023 Owner: HMD Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A great deal of scholarly attention has been devoted in recent years to the large-scale abandonment of new born babies in the European past, with special emphasis given to the staggering rates of infant mortality among the foundlings. For the most part, scholars have agreed with the foundling home officials of the past in assigning much of the blame for this excess mortality to the women who took in the foundlings as wetnurses and subsequently as foster mothers. This article takes issue with this view, based on an examination of the children abandoned at the foundling home of Bologna, Italy in the nineteenth century. Four cohorts of foundlings are examined - those abandoned in 1809-30, 1829-30, 1849-50, and 1869-70 (N=3615) - as we trace the changing pattern of infant and early childhood mortality. Longitudinal methods are used in examining the life course of these foundlings and the determinants of their mortality. |
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Authors:
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D I Kertzer; W Sigle; M J White |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Population studies Volume: 53 ISSN: 0032-4728 ISO Abbreviation: Popul Stud (Camb) Publication Date: 1999 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-01-07 Completed Date: 2000-01-07 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376427 Medline TA: Popul Stud (Camb) Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 303-15 Citation Subset: Q |
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Adoption Child Abuse / history Child Care / history* Child, Abandoned / history* Child, Preschool History, 19th Century Humans Infant Infant Mortality* Infant Welfare / history* Infant, Newborn Italy Mortality* Social Welfare / history* |
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