Activity and work during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a cross-cultural study of 202 societies

In most societies, women will discontinue work for a period after giving brith (175).

Many arrange only a few days' rest.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of percentages	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Workload Of Women After Giving Birth	`UNKNOWN`	Postnatal Care

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Jimenez, Marcia Houdek	1979	In the majority of societies will lighten the workload of women to some extent (174).	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whiting, John W.M.	1975	". . .in a significant number of societies men and women who room together eat together. . . . Fathers [tend to] have a close relationship with their infants . . . [and in societies where husband and wife sleep together] . . . the husband is [generally] permitted to be present . . . when his wife is giving birth . . ."	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hendrix, Lewellyn	1997	Creation myths giving power to women are positively associated with marital quality (214-5)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whiting, Marjorie Grant	1958	Adults will be healthier in societies with a long nursing period than in societies with a short nursing period (235).	Some support	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Brown, Judith K.	1994	"In societies where women make a minimal contribution to subsistence, women work autonomously on food related activities or these activities are organized on a community-wide level" (234).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author