Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal.
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Resumo: | Data from the period 1779-1828 were extracted from the books recording the entry and subsequent fate of babies abandoned in the Roda in the town of Horta on the island of Faial, Azores. The numbers of babies abandoned increased throughout the period, and their survival rate fluctuated markedly, with a low of under 10% in 1809 to a high of almost 50% in 1813. Overall, just over half the babies abandoned had died within the first year, and over 60% had died within two years. There is no differential abandonment or survival between the sexes. The seasonality of abandonment shows a peak in the first four months of the year, with a decline during the summer months. By contrast, deaths are most frequent in July and August, with another peak in the last quarter of the year. These Azorean data are consistent with the general pattern observed in Southern Europe, but offer some special opportunities to study the variation in nursing performance and the subsequent life-histories of expostos. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal.Babies AbandonedDifferential AbandonmentIsland of Faial (Azores)Southern EuropeData from the period 1779-1828 were extracted from the books recording the entry and subsequent fate of babies abandoned in the Roda in the town of Horta on the island of Faial, Azores. The numbers of babies abandoned increased throughout the period, and their survival rate fluctuated markedly, with a low of under 10% in 1809 to a high of almost 50% in 1813. Overall, just over half the babies abandoned had died within the first year, and over 60% had died within two years. There is no differential abandonment or survival between the sexes. The seasonality of abandonment shows a peak in the first four months of the year, with a decline during the summer months. By contrast, deaths are most frequent in July and August, with another peak in the last quarter of the year. These Azorean data are consistent with the general pattern observed in Southern Europe, but offer some special opportunities to study the variation in nursing performance and the subsequent life-histories of expostos.Repositório da Universidade dos AçoresSmith, MalcolmLima, Manuela2011-02-04T16:47:07Z19931993-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/970engSmith, M. & M. Lima (1993). Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. "Anthropologie et Préhistoire", 104: 111-117.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-12-20T14:28:16Zoai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/970Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:23:46.380361Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. Smith, Malcolm Babies Abandoned Differential Abandonment Island of Faial (Azores) Southern Europe |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Historical abandonment of children in the Azores, Portugal. |
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Smith, Malcolm |
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Smith, Malcolm Lima, Manuela |
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Lima, Manuela |
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Repositório da Universidade dos Açores |
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Smith, Malcolm Lima, Manuela |
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Babies Abandoned Differential Abandonment Island of Faial (Azores) Southern Europe |
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Babies Abandoned Differential Abandonment Island of Faial (Azores) Southern Europe |
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Data from the period 1779-1828 were extracted from the books recording the entry and subsequent fate of babies abandoned in the Roda in the town of Horta on the island of Faial, Azores. The numbers of babies abandoned increased throughout the period, and their survival rate fluctuated markedly, with a low of under 10% in 1809 to a high of almost 50% in 1813. Overall, just over half the babies abandoned had died within the first year, and over 60% had died within two years. There is no differential abandonment or survival between the sexes. The seasonality of abandonment shows a peak in the first four months of the year, with a decline during the summer months. By contrast, deaths are most frequent in July and August, with another peak in the last quarter of the year. These Azorean data are consistent with the general pattern observed in Southern Europe, but offer some special opportunities to study the variation in nursing performance and the subsequent life-histories of expostos. |
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