Katz I B, Brenner B N, Sarzin B
S Afr Med J. 1977 Jul 9;52(2):79-81.
A sociological and obstetric analysis of 130 unwed Afrikaans- and English-speaking mothers showed that 78% of English-speaking and 61% of Afrikaans-speaking mothers preferred to keep their babies. More than 80% of women in both language groups did not use contraceptives. There were no statistically significant differences between the unwed mothers and a married control group as regards antenatal anaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, antepartum haemorrhage and breech presentation. Labour lasted longer than 18 hours in 8.6% of English-speaking unwed mothers but in none of the Afrikaans group. English-speaking mothers who gave up their babies for adoption had a higher incidence of prolonged labour, toxaemia, forceps delivery and premature birth.
对130名未婚的阿非利卡语和英语母语母亲进行的社会学和产科学分析表明，78%说英语的母亲和61%说阿非利卡语的母亲更愿意留下自己的孩子。两个语言群体中超过80%的女性未使用避孕措施。在产前贫血、妊娠中毒症、产前出血和臀位分娩方面，未婚母亲与已婚对照组之间没有统计学上的显著差异。8.6%说英语的未婚母亲分娩持续时间超过18小时，但阿非利卡语组中没有。放弃孩子以供收养的英语母语母亲出现产程延长、中毒症、产钳分娩和早产的发生率更高。
