Overview

Of the many changes that have taken place in Western society during the past two centuries, few have been more significant than the steep fall in infant and child mortality. However, the timing and causes of the decline are still poorly understood. Written by specialists from several disciplinary fields, the 12 essays in this volume provide a long-term perspective that challenges some deep-rooted ideas about the European experience of mortality decline and may help explain the forces and causal relationships behind the still tragic incidence of preventable infant and child deaths in many parts of the world today.

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Author:   Carlo A. Corsini ,  Pier Paolo Viazzo
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.689kg
ISBN:  

9789041104663

ISBN 10:   9041104666
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   01 July 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Recent Advances and Some Open Questions in the Long-Term Study of Infant and Child Mortality; C.A. Corsini, P.P. Viazzo. 1. Infant Health and Infant Mortality in Europe: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future; G. Masuy-Stroobant. 2. Assessing Change in Historical Contexts: Childhood Mortality Patterns in Spain During the Demographic Transition; D.S. Reher, et al 3. Differential Mortality Patterns among Infants and Other Young Children: The Experience of England and Wales in the Nineteenth Century; R. Woods, et al. 4. Gender Mortality Differences from Birth to Puberty, 1887–1940; A. Pinnelli, P. Mancini. 5. Infant Mortality in French Cities in the Mid-Nineteenth Century; P. Bourdelais, M. Demonet. 6. Urbanization, Infant Mortality and Public Health in Imperial Germany; J. Vögele. 7. Locality or Class? Spatial and Social Differentials in Infant and Child Mortality in England and Wales, 1895–1911; A. Reid. 8. Infant Mortality in Greece, 1859–1959: Problems and Research Perspectives; V. Hionidou. 9. Life Histories of Lone Parents and Illegitimate Children in Nineteenth-Century Sweden; A. Brändstöm. 10. Mortality among Illegitimate Children in Mid-Nineteenth Century The Hague; J. Kok, et al. 11. Childhood Mortality in High-Risk Groups: Some Methodological Reflections Based on French Experience; C. Rollet. 12. A Special Case of Decline: Levels and Trends of Infant Mortality at Florence's Foundling Hospital, 1750–1950; P.P. Viazzo, et al. Index.

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