Guptill K, Berendes H, Forman M R, Chang D, Sarov B, Naggan L, Hundt G L
Prevention Research Program, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland.
J Biosoc Sci. 1990 Apr;22(2):213-23. doi: 10.1017/s002193200001854x.
From 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1982 information on all births to Bedouin Arab women residing in the Negev Desert of Israel showed a previously unreported seasonal pattern. The peak season, November-February, coincided with the period of cool temperatures and the Bedouin Arab cultural seasons of winter and spring. This pattern is different from those of Jewish and Christian groups in the same region, a difference not attributable to religion alone. Sociodemographic factors associated with the peak season of birth include traditional occupations of fathers, multiparae 2+, and traditional place of residence. This pattern has persisted over the past 15 years although it is less apparent among the more recently sedentarized Bedouin Arabs.
从1981年1月1日至1982年12月31日，有关居住在以色列内盖夫沙漠的贝都因阿拉伯妇女所有分娩情况的信息显示出一种此前未被报道的季节性模式。高峰季节为11月至2月，这与气温凉爽的时期以及贝都因阿拉伯人的冬季和春季文化季节相吻合。这种模式与同一地区的犹太人和基督教群体不同，这种差异不能仅归因于宗教。与出生高峰季节相关的社会人口因素包括父亲的传统职业、多产妇（二胎及以上）以及传统居住地。尽管在最近定居下来的贝都因阿拉伯人中这种模式不太明显，但在过去15年中一直存在。
