Fetal, perinatal, neonatal and infant skeletal palaeopathology as an indicator of maternal health and population stress
The palaeopathology of very young individuals offers valuable information for the study of maternal, fetal, perinatal, neonatal and infant health in past populations. The primary aims of this research are to differentiate skeletal pathology from normal appearance in very young individuals, to assess the relationship between the palaeopathology of very young individuals and maternal physiological stress, and to evaluate the ways in which past communities responded to perinatal, infant and maternal mortality. The palaeopathology described below is determined through non-destructive methods analysis of skeletal remains and involves macroscopic examination and metrical analysis. The research sample is drawn from seven archaeological collections (Ardreigh, n=87; Baron Court Farm, n=55; CÌ§atalhoÌyuÌk, n=86; Gussage All Saints, n=35; Wetwang Slack, n=36; Wharram Percy, n=83; Yewden villa, n=56), two reference collections (Royal College of London, n=199; Scheuer, n=29), one of which also includes archaeological material, and five modern perinatal pathology cases. The identified skeletal pathology is considerable and ranges from minor morphological variation through to agenesis, and trauma associated with obstetric
Tibbetts, Belinda Winton
Fetal ; Infant ; Palaeopathology ; Maternal Health ; Population Stress
Fetal, perinatal, neonatal and infant skeletal palaeopathology as an indicator of maternal health and population stress. The palaeopathology of very young individuals offers valuable information for the study of maternal, fetal, perinatal, neonatal and infant health in past populations. The primary aims of this research are to differentiate skeletal pathology from normal appearance in very young individuals, to assess the relationship between the palaeopathology of very young individuals and maternal physiological stress, and to evaluate the ways in which past communities responded to perinatal, infant and maternal mortality. The palaeopathology described below is determined through non-destructive methods analysis of skeletal remains and involves macroscopic examination and metrical analysis. The research sample is drawn from seven archaeological collections (Ardreigh, n=87; Baron Court Farm, n=55; CÌ§atalhoÌyuÌk, n=86; Gussage All Saints, n=35; Wetwang Slack, n=36; Wharram Percy, n=83; Yewden villa, n=56), two reference collections (Royal College of London, n=199; Scheuer, n=29), one of which also includes archaeological material, and five modern perinatal pathology cases. The identified skeletal pathology is considerable and ranges from minor morphological variation through to agenesis, and trauma associated with obstetric
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