Wells, C. (1975). Ancient obstetric hazards and female mortality. Bull New York Acad Medicine ser 2 51. Vol 51, pp. 1235-1249.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Ancient obstetric hazards and female mortality
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Bull New York Acad Medicine ser 2 51
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	51
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	1235 - 1249
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Journal
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The undoubted fact that women in ancient times had a shorter life expectancy than men is usually attributed to high mortality in childbed, but this view seems to stem from 19th-century medical preoccupations and to be unrelated to conditions in primitive communities. Very few puerperal deaths are convincingly attested, and the average number of children per woman in early Europe is four to five. However, the high incidence of malnutritional defects among females strongly suggests that males were allowed the best food and were thus more resistant to disease and stress than the females.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Calvin Wells
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	1975
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	05 Dec 2008