宋代溺婴问题探析

溺婴，尤其是溺弃女婴是宋代社会存在的一个非常严重的社会问题。作为当时普遍存在的一种社会现象，其背后隐藏着深刻的经济原因和社会根源，如战乱、天灾导致的生活贫团，婚姻论财带来的妆奁昂贵和普通人的相对贫困，还有根深蒂固的重男轻女思想等等。溺婴问题直接导致的后果是人口的减少和人口性比例的严重失调，与此同时也给当时社会带来了一系列的问题。

Analysis on the Problems of Drowning Babies in Song Dynasty

Drowning babies, especially drowning girls, is a serious social problem in Song Dynasty. As a widespread social phenomenon, there were profound economic reasons and social cause. For instance, wars and natural disasters led people to live in poverty; marriage relying on money brought expensive dowry and relative poor life to average people; and there was the deep-rooted patriarchal ideology, too. The problem of drowning babies resulted in population decline and serious disorders on the proportion of sex, and other serious social problems as well.