widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia, and most parts of South Asia, is linked to child cognitive ability and … on child outcomes, prior work likely underestimates the negative impacts of consanguinity on child outcomes. This paper … consanguinity on child cognitive ability and height-for-age are identified by (current and past) grandfather land ownership and …

the impacts of an in-kind conditional transfer intervention in Rwanda that endowed women with gifts for receiving timely …

Longitudinal patterns of child development and socioeconomic status are described for a cohort of children in … lagged outcomes, maternal endowments, measures of child health, and home stimulation. Wealth gradients are significant at …

Child malnutrition in Bangladesh exceeds WHO's threshold for public health emergencies. Using more than 36,000 records … than fish for child health. In addition, mothers' individual preferences for different animal-source foods, and the … seasonal availability of fish during the pre- and post-partum periods have large effects on child mortality and significant …

nonslum areas within the cities, to investigate the effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors on early child growth in … 2013. The study also decomposes the difference in mean child growth between slum and nonslum areas in 2013, and the … increase in mean child growth in slum and nonslum areas from 2006 to 2013. Mother's education attainment and household wealth …

This paper examines the potential for bringing together cash transfer and parenting programs focused on child … stimulation to boost child development, particularly for children ages 0-3 years. The paper reviews the rationale for linking both … program has improved some parental practices and child development outcomes, with results in cognition and language. However …

of malnutrition can therefore improve the monitoring of child malnutrition across countries, and consequently help …

Poor breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices predict child stunting and wasting in South Asia, suggesting …