moedersterfte

Moeders in Amsterdam: over kraamvrouwenkoorts, ondervoeding en infectieziekten in de periode 1856-1919

24 augustus 2023 / kraamvrouwenkoorts, moedersterfte

In de negentiende eeuw kon Nederland zich verheugen op een uitzonderlijk lage moedersterfte in vergelijking met andere landen. Maar was die echt wel zo laag? Of was er toch sprake van ‘verborgen’ moedersterfte? Dit zoekt Evelien Walhout uit met behulp van een aantal van onze vrijwilligers!

Op zoek naar de verborgen moedersterfte in het negentiende-eeuwse Amsterdam

14 april 2022 / citizen science community, doodsoorzaken, kraamvrouwenkoorts, moedersterfte

Het vermoeden is dat we bij onderzoek naar moedersterfte in die tijd rekening moeten houden met een zogenaamde ‘dark number’: de verborgen gevallen van moedersterfte. Die verborgen gevallen ontstonden doordat vroedvrouwen en artsen de echte doodsoorzaak verzwegen van moeders die overleden aan de beruchte kraamvrouwenkoorts.

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