Unmarried Mothers

1962 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Mary Jo Huth ◽  
Clark E. Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Unmarried Mothers

scholarly journals Cardiovascular disease in people born to unmarried mothers in two historical periods: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study 1934–1944

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482110197
Author(s):  
H. Maiju Mikkonen ◽  
Minna K. Salonen ◽  
Antti Häkkinen ◽  
Clive Osmond ◽  
Johan G. Eriksson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
World War ◽  
Unmarried Mothers ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Married Mothers ◽  
Historical Periods

Aims:Socio-economic conditions in early life are important contributors to cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of mortality globally – in later life. We studied coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in adulthood among people born out of wedlock in two historical periods: before and during World War II in Finland. Methods: We compared offspring born out of wedlock before (1934–1939) and during (1940–1944) World War II with the offspring of married mothers in the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. The war affected the position of unmarried mothers in society. We followed the study subjects from 1971 to 2014 and identified deaths and hospital admissions from CHD and stroke. Data were analysed using a Cox regression, adjusting for other childhood and adulthood socio-economic circumstances. Results: The rate of out-of-wedlock births was 240/4052 (5.9%) before World War II and 397/9197 (4.3%) during World War II. Among those born before World War II, out-of-wedlock birth was associated with an increased risk of stroke (hazard ratio (HR)=1.44; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00–2.07) and CHD (HR=1.37; 95% CI 1.02–1.86). Among those born out of wedlock during World War II, the risks of stroke (HR=0.89; 95% CI 0.58–1.36) and CHD (HR=0.70; 95% CI 0.48=1.03) were similar to those observed for the offspring of married mothers. The p-values for interaction of unmarried×World War II were ( p=0.015) for stroke and ( p=0.003) for CHD. Conclusions: In a society in which marriage is normative, being born out of wedlock is an important predictor of lifelong health disadvantage. However, this may change rapidly when societal circumstances change, such as during a war.

Unmarried Mothers. Clark E. Vincent

1962 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-350
Author(s):  
Helen Harris Perlman
Keyword(s):  
Unmarried Mothers

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight Among Urban Unmarried Mothers

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Reichman ◽  
Erin R. Hamilton ◽  
Robert A. Hummer ◽  
Yolanda C. Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Unmarried Mothers

Unmarried Mothers

BMJ ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 1 (5398) ◽  
pp. 1637-1637
Author(s):  
J. M. Romer
Keyword(s):  
Unmarried Mothers

scholarly journals “A right kind of rogue”: Lisa McInerney’s "The Glorious Heresies" (2015) and "The Blood Miracles" (2017)

Text Matters ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 237-258
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Ostalska
Keyword(s):  
Moral Code ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Unmarried Mothers ◽  
Fallen Women ◽  
Irish Women ◽  
High Death ◽  
Illegitimate Children ◽  
Female Slave ◽  
The Church

The following article analyzes two novels, published recently by a new, powerful voice in Irish fiction, Lisa McInerney: her critically acclaimed debut The Glorious Heresies (2015) and its continuation The Blood Miracles (2017). McInerney’s works can be distinguished by the crucial qualities of the Irish Noir genre. The Glorious Heresies and The Blood Miracles are presented from the perspective of a middle-aged “right-rogue” heroine, Maureen Phelan. Due to her violent and law-breaking revenge activities, such as burning down the institutions signifying Irishwomen’s oppression (i.e. the church and a former brothel) and committing an involuntary murder, Maureen remains a multi-dimensional rogue character, not easily definable or even identifiable. The focal character’s narrative operates around the abuse of unmarried, young Irish mothers of previous generations who were coerced to give up their “illegitimate” children for adoption and led a solitary existence away from them. The article examines other “options” available to “fallen women” (especially unmarried mothers) in Ireland in the mid-twenty century, such as the Magdalene Laundries based on female slave work, and sending children born “out of wedlock” abroad, or to Mother and Baby Homes with high death-rates. Maureen’s rage and her need for retaliation speak for Irish women who, due to the Church-governed moral code, were held in contempt both by their families and religious authorities. As a representative of the Irish noir genre, McInerney’s fiction depicts the narrative of “rogue” Irish motherhood in a non-apologetic, ironic, irreverent and vengeful manner.

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