Kiribati is among the first few countries in the world to have undertaken a national census of children's early health … and development. This report presents data collected for 7,194 children aged 3 to 5 years across 21 of the country …'s islands. Data were collected on children's health and development, their learning environments at home, and their early …

her child's health. Mothers exposed to conflict during their childhood have more children and live in less wealthy … households, likely reducing their ability to invest during their children's critical period of physical development. The finding … points to a potential trade-off between the quantity and quality of children. The paper uses information on monthly conflict …