services on maternal and infant health. Since basic medical care has been universally available in Ukraine, implementation of … the Mother and Infant Health Project allows addressing quality rather than quantity effect of medical care. Employing … improvements in both maternal and infant health compared to the control rayons. Among the infant health outcomes, the MIHP impact …

characteristics. We find that maternal smoking during pregnancy reduces birth weight and fetal growth, while paternal smoking has … virtually no effect. Mothers' work interruptions of up to two months before birth have a positive effect on birth outcomes …, especially among British children. Parental behavior appears to respond to permanent family-specific unobservables and to child …

explore the extent to which the health effects of job displacement extend to the children of displaced workers and also the … first to consider whether there are any harmful effects for children who are not yet born when the separation occurs. I use … detailed work and fertility histories from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to estimate the effect of parents' job …

children's birth outcomes. Using program administrative micro-data matched to longitudinal vital statistics on the universe of …'s smoking all appear to contribute to the effect. We conclude that, by improving child health, unrestricted unconditional cash …

This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed …

This paper considers the relationship between local economic conditions and health with a focus on different approaches … mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … downturns are associated with improved health. Further investigation reveals that county economic conditions have an independent …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …

Fertility has begun to fall in Sub-Saharan Africa but it remains high on average and particularly for a few countries …. This paper examines African fertility using a panel data set of 47 Sub-Saharan countries between 1962 and 2003. Fixed and … poverty level, and the health of the population including total health expenditures and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. The …

The paper analyzes the impact of an experimental maternal and child health and family-planning program that was … declines in fertility of about 17%. Household data from 1996 confirm that this decline in surviving fertility persisted for … nearly two decades. Women in program villages also experienced other benefits: lower child mortality, improved health status …