Oates R K, Forrest D
Aust Paediatr J. 1984 Aug;20(3):185-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1984.tb00075.x.
To determine the reliability of recall of birth and early childhood events, a group of 47 mothers was asked details of their child's birth and about any child-rearing problems at an average of 5-6 years after the birth. Thirty-four of these mothers were asked similar questions 3 years later. The information given by the mothers was compared with the information documented in the hospital records when the children were born. The mothers overestimated the length of pregnancy and overestimated the number of neonatal problems. Only half could recall the birth weight accurately. When asked the same questions 3 years later there was a tendency for memory to have mellowed with fewer pregnancy complications and child-rearing difficulties being recalled than on the previous interview. Information given by mothers about such objective data as length of gestation, birth weight and obstetric complications is not necessarily accurate. Less objective data may be recalled even less accurately.
为了确定对出生及幼儿期事件回忆的可靠性，一组47位母亲被询问了她们孩子出生的细节以及出生后平均5至6年期间的任何育儿问题。3年后，其中34位母亲被问及类似问题。母亲们提供的信息与孩子出生时医院记录中的信息进行了比较。母亲们高估了孕期时长，也高估了新生儿问题的数量。只有一半的母亲能准确回忆起出生体重。3年后被问及相同问题时，记忆有趋于缓和的倾向，与前一次访谈相比，回忆起的孕期并发症和育儿困难较少。母亲们提供的关于诸如妊娠期长度、出生体重和产科并发症等客观数据的信息不一定准确。不太客观的数据可能被回忆得更不准确。
