The Case for Birth Control: A Supplementary Brief and Statement of FactsSanger, Margaret
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The Case for Birth Control: A Supplementary Brief and Statement of Facts
Sanger, Margaret
Birth control; Eugenics
TABLE 35.—DISTRIBUTION OF MOTHERS, OF LIVE BIRTHS, AND OF DEATHS DURING
FIRST YEAR, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATE FOR BABIES OF NATIVE AND FOREIGN
MARRIED MOTHERS, ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF REPORTABLE PREGNANCIES.
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REPORTABLE │ Number │ │
PREGNANCIES FOR │ of │NUMBER OF BABIES.│ INFANT MORTALITY RATE
MARRIED MOTHERS. │married │ │ AMONG BABIES OF—
│mothers.│ │
─────────────────┼────────┼────────┬────────┼────────┬────────┬────────
│ │ Born │Died in │ All │ Native │Foreign
│ │ alive. │ first │mothers.│mothers.│mothers.
│ │ │ year. │ │ │
─────────────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────
Total │ 1,491│ 5,363│ 804│ 149.9│ 113.1│ 184.6
═════════════════╪════════╪════════╪════════╪════════╪════════╪════════
1 │ 339│ 322│ 35│ 108.7│ 75.9│ 183.7
2 │ 283│ 544│ 59│ 108.5│ 76.5│ 156.7
3 │ 214│ 626│ 92│ 147.0│ 118.0│ 177.6
4 │ 186│ 723│ 78│ 107.9│ 99.4│ 116.3
5 │ 147│ 704│ 103│ 146.3│ 86.1│ 191.5
6 │ 94│ 546│ 88│ 161.2│ 157.4│ 163.6
7 │ 83│ 555│ 78│ 140.5│ 100.0│ 173.8
8 │ 54│ 426│ 95│ 223.0│ 157.6│ 272.7
9 │ 33│ 283│ 41│ 144.9│ 128.4│ 155.2
10 or more │ 58│ 634│ 135│ 212.9│ 164.5│ 257.6
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The statistics, based upon the results of all her reportable
pregnancies, show a generally higher infant mortality rate where the
mother has had many pregnancies, but there is not always an increase
from one pregnancy to the next. This is more clearly shown when the
pregnancies are grouped as in the next table.
TABLE 36.—INFANT MORTALITY RATE FOR ALL CHILDREN BORNE BY MARRIED
MOTHERS, ACCORDING TO SPECIFIED NUMBER OF REPORTABLE PREGNANCIES.
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