title: Maternal Mortality in Six East Anglian Parishes, 1539-1619.
abstract: This study examines the maternal mortality rate in six early modern rural parishes of East Anglia where a midwife was known to be practicing. Register entries from the six parishes are translated and transcribed and maternal outcomes established and discussed. Midwives and their families are researched to establish marital status, parity and social standing. Maternal mortality is calculated and differing rates for women experiencing multiple births, stillbirths and base births examined.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allison
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005260:Female; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000266:history*; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors