什么时候母亲可以埋葬孩子? 在失去后代的母亲年龄的异质性
Diego Alburez-Gutierrez1, Ugofilippo Basellini1, Emilio Zagheni1
1Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
Population studies
|July 31, 2024
概括
失去一个孩子是罕见的,但毁灭性的. 这项研究揭示了儿童丧失发生在两个峰值:年轻和成年后代年龄,影响母亲一生.
科学领域:
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 儿童丧生虽然在全球范围内减少,但仍然是一个深刻的父母创伤.
- 没有充分研究母亲失去子女时的年龄的时间和分布.
研究的目的:
- 分析儿童丧生在整个母亲生命过程中的年龄分布.
- 通过使用人口统计方法,调查母亲在子女死亡时的年龄趋势.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自18个国家的出生队列数据 (1850-2000) 的人口统计分析.
- 检查了母亲在失去孩子时的年龄的平均值和变化.
主要成果:
- 儿童死亡的年龄分布是双模的,年幼和成年后代死亡率达到顶峰.
- 后代的丧失正在从一个主要影响年轻母亲的事件转变为一个跨越母亲寿命的事件.
- 后代丧失时年龄的变化没有显示出跨种群的趋同迹象.
结论:
- 儿童丧生模式正在演变,影响父母生活的各个阶段.
- 亲属关系的正式人口统计学从理解这些转变中受益.
- 丧亲父母持续需要终身的支持.
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