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Child Mortality among Jewish Immigrants to the United States

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Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes Historical Economic and Social Studies Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

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The authors analyze reasons for the low levels of infant and child mortality among Jewish immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century. They examine historical interpretations of the phenomenon including racial and biological determinants family and child-care practices and better access to medical care and acceptance of scientific medicine. Data from the 1910 U.S. census are used to analyze the impact of assimilation socioeconomic status mothers literacy and labor force status and fertility levels. (ANNOTATION)

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