Hidden in Plain Sight
Stillbirths and Infanticides in Imperial Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5753010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabian Drixler (Yale University, corresponding author), Fabian F Drixler |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 651-696 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050716000814 |
| OpenAlex | W2509966272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 32 |
Around 1900, an extraordinary number of stillbirths appeared in Japan's statistical yearbooks. This article investigates possible biological explanations but concludes that Japan's anomalous stillbirth rates were primarily the result of the deliberate misreporting of infanticides and abortions. On the basis of an international comparison spanning five centuries, it estimates that between 1886 and 1940, Japanese parents filed between 1.7 and 2.8 million false stillbirth reports
Genealogy · Geography · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |