Dissertation Research: Impact of Preterm Birth and Child Condition upon Maternal Reproductive Behavior

论文研究：早产和儿童状况对母亲生殖行为的影响

• 批准号: 9522268
• 负责人: Jane Lancaster
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-12-01 至 1996-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9522268&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Impact; Preterm; Birth

This is a Dissertation Improvement project which will examine how child condition plus other factors, including maternal age, sibship composition, maternal marital status and access to resources, influence maternal reproductive decisions. From a biological perspective, how might a mother allocate her limited time, energy and financial resources among the premature child whose outcome is questionable, her other children and/or her next pregnancy? The mother's decisions will impact the timing, outcome and total number of her children over her life course. An estimated 135 mothers who gave birth to surviving, premature, very low birth weight infants 14 to 18 years ago and who have been followed by the investigators from birth will be interviewed by phone or in person. Care will be taken to include mothers in rural areas plus mothers who represent diverse ethnic backgrounds. This unique population provides a rare opportunity to conduct natural experiments to test predictions based upon parental investment and life history theory. This study will contribute to our understanding of the relationships between early maternal decisions and lifetime reproductive outcomes. In addition, this information will provide information which can be employed in health care policy decisions.

这是一个论文改进项目，将研究如何儿童条件加上其他因素，包括产妇年龄，兄弟姐妹组成，产妇的婚姻状况和获得资源，影响产妇的生育决定。从生物学的角度来看，母亲如何分配她有限的时间、精力和财政资源，用于其结果值得怀疑的早产儿、她的其他孩子和/或她的下一次怀孕？ 母亲的决定将影响她一生中生育子女的时间、结果和总数。 据估计，135名母亲在14至18年前生下了存活的早产儿，极低出生体重儿，并从出生起就接受了调查人员的跟踪调查，她们将通过电话或亲自接受采访。 将注意包括农村地区的母亲以及代表不同种族背景的母亲。这个独特的种群提供了一个难得的机会来进行自然实验，以测试基于父母投资和生活史理论的预测。 这项研究将有助于我们了解早期母亲的决定和终身生殖结果之间的关系。 此外，这些信息将提供可用于卫生保健政策决定的信息。