variation in contraceptive access to demonstrate that it reduced the rates of both extremely preterm births and infant mortality … suggesting that this program led to reductions of 2.5 extremely preterm births and 1.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births across …

children being born, reducing the rates of extremely preterm births and infant mortality. My most conservative estimates … suggest reductions of 1.1 extremely preterm births and 0.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, with the largest reduction in … deaths due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This suggests that expanding contraceptive access could help close the infant …

birth, and infant health. In the context of South Korea, I exploit rich spatial and temporal variation in cash transfers …

in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using climate and infant health data from a grid of approximately 4,000 cells in 34 African …