Fertility and reproduction in a Swedish population group without family limitation

Bibliographic Data

ID4897282
AuthorsHannes Hyrenius (corresponding author)
Year1958
Volume12
Issue2
Pages121-130
Publication date1958-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.1958.10405013
OpenAlexW1978869841
LanguageEN
Citations received11

The present article reviews a previous investigation relating to a small Swedish isolate in Estonia. A brief description is given of ways of obtaining data on fertility and sterility, etc., from parish registrations. The period observed is 1840–1900 when no family limitation seems to have existed. The frequency of sterility is studied, by observing the time when the last child of the marriage was born. A decrement table is derived from the frequencies of last births, and from this the mean expectation of the fertile period may be calculated. Duration of marriage at the last birth is used for calculating fecundity rates by modifying a method previously given by S. G. W. Wahlund. Intervals between successive births are discussed. Some specific observations are made concerning possible causes of variation, and the effect of peri-natal mortality on fertility is demonstrated. Finally, methods for calculating legitimate fertility rates by order of birth are classified. These are closely related to techniques developed in later years for studying the populations, of entire countries

Biology · Birth rate · Family planning · Fecundity · Fertility · Geography · Population · Reproduction · Research methodology · Sociology · Sterility · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Genetics · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

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