Pregnancy outcome for nomadic Turkana pastoralists of Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5223426 |
|---|---|
| Authors | I L Pike (0000-0002-4406-3009), Ian Pike (0000-0002-6860-7760, The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-45 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1096-8644(200009)113:1<31::aid-ajpa4>3.0.co;2-w |
| PMID | 10954618 |
| OpenAlex | W2000364149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 47 |
The outcome of an individual pregnancy is a key component of overall reproductive success and is strongly influenced by environmental, behavioral, and biological variation within populations. This prospective study examined the outcomes of 68 pregnancies among nomadic Turkana of Kenya from July 1993 to July 1994. A total of 12 women experienced pregnancy losses, and 3 women experienced live births with a subsequent perinatal death. The following characteristics are associated with increased risk for experiencing a fetal or perinatal death: severe morbidity episodes, shorter nonpregnant intervals, lower third-trimester weight, higher third-trimester summed skinfolds but limited third-trimester reduction in summed skinfolds, and higher activity levels late in gestation. Turkana newborns measured within 48 hr of birth (n = 19) weighed an average of 2,860 +/- 640 g and had a mean ponderal index of 2.72 +/- 0.46. Variation in birth weight was predicted by preterm delivery, delivery during the wet season, and maternal morbidity levels. Birth length averaged 50.8 +/- 6.8 cm and was positively influenced by full term delivery, better maternal health, and birth during the dry season. These results suggest complicated pathways linking the physical environment, subsistence requirements, heterogeneity in maternal fitness, behavior, and pregnancy outcome. The results augment the larger picture of reproductive success for Turkana nomads who live in a highly variable savanna environment.
Biology · Birth weight · Gestation · Livestock · Low birth weight · Obstetrics · Pastoralism · Pregnancy · Prospective cohort study · Season of birth · Subsistence agriculture · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Ecology · Health and Conflict Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2018 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |