title: Maori abortion practices in pre and early European New Zealand.
abstract: The practice of abortion and infanticide in pre and early European New Zealand is confirmed. The reasons for these practices and the methods used are discussed in relation to early Maori attitudes and mythology.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000266:history*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D007237:Infanticide / Q000266:history*; D008598:Menstruation; D009229:Mythology; D009520:New Zealand