We studied the effect of marijuana liberalization policies on perinatal health with a multiperiod difference … health. MMLs had no significant effect on maternal substance use disorder hospitalizations nor on newborn health and fairly …

We examine the extent to which infant health production functions are sensitive to model specification and measurement …-standard covariates (NSCs), input reporting, and characterization of infant health. The TUVs represent wantedness, taste for risky … behavior, and maternal health endowment. The NSCs include father and family structure characteristics. We estimate effects of …

We estimate the effect of illicit drug use during pregnancy on low birth weight. We use data from a national …

.S. on maternal health behaviors and infant health outcomes. Using multi-state, multi-year difference-in-differences analyses …, we estimated effects of state EITC generosity on maternal health behaviors, birth weight and gestation weeks. We find … little difference in maternal health behaviors associated with state-level EITC. In contrast, results for key infant health …

Although pollution is widespread, there is little evidence about how it might harm children's long run outcomes. Using … the detailed, geocoded data that follows national representative cohorts of children born to the National Longitudinal … site opened or closed within one mile of their home. I find that children who were exposed prenatally to industrial …

gas development (commonly known as "fracking"). Colorado provides a unique research environment to study the health … adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy-related complications. I find impacts on the extensive and intensive margins and across …

Firearm violence is a pervasive public health crisis in the United States, with significant numbers of homicides … consequences of stress induced by these attacks on newborn health. We use two approaches to examine this question. First, we …, led to significant terror and disruptions in daily life over a three-week period. We compare birth outcomes of children …

We provide some of the first empirical evidence of maternal and fetal health effects of working during pregnancy by … using a unique dataset from the New Jersey Department of Health that includes information not only on pregnancy and birth …. We find robust evidence that working in a relatively more strenuous job during pregnancy raises the likelihood of fetal …

Research has found that season of birth is associated with later health and professional outcomes; what drives this … association remains unclear. In this paper we consider a new explanation: that children born at different times in the year are … women giving birth throughout the year in the United States. Children born in the winter are disproportionally born to women …

of school test scores when children, in addition to labor market income when adults. Today, however, with increasing … ensuring that mothers receive adequate support during pregnancy. In this study we find that cognitive outcomes are adversely …