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Parental Leave, (In)Formal Childcare and Long-Term Child Outcomes

Danzer, Natalia - 2017

We provide a novel interpretation of the estimated treatment effects from evaluations of parental leave reforms. Accounting for the counterfactual mode of care is crucial in the analysis of child outcomes and potential mediators. We evaluate a large and generous parental leave extension in...

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Maternal and Child Health Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Service Readiness in Lao PDR : Evidence for the National Free Maternal and Child Health Policy from a Household and Health C...

World Bank Group - 2016

Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal health, with materanal mortality decreasing from 1,600 per 100,000 births in 1990 to 220 in 2013.1 However, in order for further gains to be realized, at least two barriers need to be addressed - the low utilization of maternal health (MH)...

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Speech at Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit, Toronto, Canada, May 30, 2014

Kim, Jim Yong - 2014

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, notes that we stand at a critical threshold for global health and development. Too many women and children are still dying because they lack access to quality health care, especially in the least developed countries. He talks about shifting focus...

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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala : Reflections from a Maternal Health Pilot in the Department of Solola, with a Practical Guide to the History, Beliefs, and...

Fien-Helfman, Samantha - 2018

This document offers a useful background for NGOs or organizations working to deliver culturally appropriate maternal health services or interventions through comadronas (midwives) in Solola, Guatemala or the surrounding region. To this end, the information contained herein focuses on...

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Nobody Home : The Effect of Maternal Labor Force Participation on Long-Term Child Outcomes

Haaland, Venke Furre; Rege, Mari; Votruba, Mark - 2021

participation has significant and negative effects on years of education and labor market outcomes. However, the effects are small …

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The Influence of Child Care on Maternal Health and Mother-Child Interaction

Kroell, Alexandra; Borck, Rainald - 2021

In Germany, formal child care coverage rates have increased markedly over the past few decades. The present paper is concerned with how mothers’ mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in formal day care or not. Furthermore, the effects of formal child care...

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Relationship between Maternal Behavior During Pregnancy, Birth Outcome, and Early Childhood Development : An Exploratory Study

Li, Kai; Poirier, Dale J. - 2021

This study examines the relationship between maternal behavior during pregnancy, birth outcomes, and early childhood development. Specifically, in the context of four measures of maternal behavior during pregnancy (maternal smoking, drinking, prenatal care, and maternal weight gain), three...

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The Socioeconomics of Fish Consumption and Child Health in Bangladesh

Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017

diseases for children in their first years of life. Better maternal education and family economic status significantly increase … income and education impart a "status bias" toward eggs and meat, even though they are more expensive and less beneficial … supply of fish, maternal nutrition education and more public health programs to promote fish consumption …

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Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia

Ambel, Alemayehu - 2015

inequalities by household wealth status, mothers' education, and place of residence. It is based on four Demographic and Health …

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Accounting for regional differences in mother and child health : Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand

Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David - 2019

importance of commonly cited factors, such as mother's education and age, household wealth, and child birth order. However, the …; dietary preferences related to religion and ethnicity; nutrition education; and administration of public health and nutrition …

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