Valerie Fildes
Biographic Data
| ID | 1086032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie Fildes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie |
| FAMILY NAME | Fildes |
| SIGNATURE | FILDES V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Surrey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Infant feeding practices and infant mortality in England, 1900–1919
Studies of infant mortality in both historical and modern populations from around the world have shown that the most important single factor affecting the infant mortality rate (IMR) is the way in which babies are fed. When methods of infant feeding are unsatisfactory or dangerous, mortality is high; when improvements are made in feeding practices, mortality falls, often dramatically, in a short period of time. The degree to which changes in infa…
Breast-Feeding in London, 1905–19
Medical Officer of Health reports for London boroughs, 1900–19, are analysed to determine the incidence of neonatal breast-feeding, duration of lactation, reasons for early supplementation and premature weaning, and their relationship with infant mortality. In a sample of 222,989 infants, breast-feeding rates were very high. Over 90% were breast-fed in the first month, almost 80% at 3 months, and over 70% at 6 months. The poorest boroughs had the…
Women as Mothers in Pre-Industrial England
Wet Nursing
The age of weaning in Britain 1500–1800
Information is collected from the literature on the age at which British children were weaned from the breast between 1500 and 1800. The weaning age recommended by ‘professionals’ was compared with that said by contemporaries to be common, and with those found in a sample of 42 children. A significant decrease was found in the length of suckling particularly after 1750; this was possibly related to the availability and social acceptability of art…
Neonatal feeding practices and infant mortality during the 18th century
Infant feeding practices and infant mortality in England, 1900–1919
Studies of infant mortality in both historical and modern populations from around the world have shown that the most important single factor affecting the infant mortality rate (IMR) is the way in which babies are fed. When methods of infant feeding are unsatisfactory or dangerous, mortality is high; when improvements are made in feeding practices, mortality falls, often dramatically, in a short period of time. The degree to which changes in infa…
Neonatal feeding practices and infant mortality during the 18th century
The age of weaning in Britain 1500–1800
Information is collected from the literature on the age at which British children were weaned from the breast between 1500 and 1800. The weaning age recommended by ‘professionals’ was compared with that said by contemporaries to be common, and with those found in a sample of 42 children. A significant decrease was found in the length of suckling particularly after 1750; this was possibly related to the availability and social acceptability of art…
Wet Nursing
Women as Mothers in Pre-Industrial England
Breast-Feeding in London, 1905–19
Medical Officer of Health reports for London boroughs, 1900–19, are analysed to determine the incidence of neonatal breast-feeding, duration of lactation, reasons for early supplementation and premature weaning, and their relationship with infant mortality. In a sample of 222,989 infants, breast-feeding rates were very high. Over 90% were breast-fed in the first month, almost 80% at 3 months, and over 70% at 6 months. The poorest boroughs had the…
Infant feeding practices and infant mortality in England, 1900–1919
Studies of infant mortality in both historical and modern populations from around the world have shown that the most important single factor affecting the infant mortality rate (IMR) is the way in which babies are fed. When methods of infant feeding are unsatisfactory or dangerous, mortality is high; when improvements are made in feeding practices, mortality falls, often dramatically, in a short period of time. The degree to which changes in infa…
Medicine (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Breast feeding (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 works) · Infant mortality (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · Incidence (geometry) (2 works)