The effect of infant death on subsequent fertility in Korea and the role of family planning

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11018076
AutoresC B Park (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), S H Han (0009-0008-4317-7988), Sang-Bok Han (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Minja Kim Choe (0009-0000-4833-9327)
Año1979
Volumen69
Número6
Páginas557-565
Fecha de publicación1979-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.69.6.557
PMID443496
OpenAlexW2020617568
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas22

This paper studies the effect of infant death on subsequent fertility in a developing country, examining spacing of children and additional births following the survival or death of the preceding infant. The material is provided by the 1971 National Fertility Survey of Korea, 23,635 retrospective birth records of 6,285 women. The findings suggest that prior to the introduction of a national family planning program, the influence of infant death was limited to the biological effect resulting from a shortened lactational period. Since fertility regulation methods have been made available throughout the country, motivational effects to replace the lost child appeared to emerge. The proportion of excess births attributable to infant deaths has increased in recent years. However, because of the lowered infant mortality, the overall impact of infant death on the national fertility level appears to be small

Biology · Cause of death · Child mortality · Developed country · Developing country · Disease · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Infant mortality · Population · Research methodology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine