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- The study investigates the connection between the season of birth and neonatal mortality and stillbirths among the Sami and non-Sami populations in 19th-century Swedish Sápmi.
- Higher neonatal mortality rates were observed in Sami infants born in winter and autumn compared to those born in summer.
- The research suggests that the living conditions related to reindeer herding during different seasons may contribute to this increased mortality risk among winter-born Sami infants.
Article Abstract
Seasonal patterns of neonatal mortality and stillbirths have been found around the world. However, little is known about the association between season of birth and infant mortality of pre-industrial societies in a subarctic environment. In this study, we compared how season of birth affected the neonatal and stillbirth risk among the Sami and non-Sami in Swedish Sápmi during the nineteenth century. Using digitised parish records from the Demographic Data Base at Umeå University, we applied logistic regression models for estimating the association of season of birth with stillbirths and neonatal mortality, respectively. Higher neonatal mortality was found among the winter- and autumn-born Sami, compared to summer-born infants. Stillbirth risk was higher during autumn compared to summer among the Sami, whereas we found no seasonal differences in mortality among the non-Sami population. We relate the higher neonatal mortality risk among winter-born Sami to differences in seasonality of living conditions associated with reindeer herding.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6598521 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1629784 | DOI Listing |
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