employment on family well-being, measured by maternal mental and overall health, parenting stress, and parenting quality. First …, we estimate the effects of maternal employment on these outcomes measured when children are 6 months old. Next, we use … dynamic panel data models to examine the effects of maternal employment on family outcomes during the first 4.5 years of …

Smoking during pregnancy has been shown to have significant adverse health effects for new born babies. Smoking is the … have related health problems in infancy and beyond. Despite these outcomes, many women still smoke during pregnancy. The …

an integrated developmental approach to child and adult health that considers the costs and benefits of interventions … over the life cycle. We suggest policies to promote child health which are currently outside the boundaries of conventional …

mental health in a sample of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We analyze the health records of 231 monkeys which were … detrimental long-term effects on health which are not compensated by a normal social environment later in life …

childbirth affects families' health and wellbeing. The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between family leave … length, which includes leave taking by mothers and fathers, and behavioral and physical health outcomes among new mothers …. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort, we examine measures of depression, overall health …

This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U … early life interventions for promoting health …

An open question in the literature is whether families compensate or reinforce the impact of child health shocks … negative early health shocks at ages 0-3, the other twin sibling who did suffer negative health shocks received RMB 305 more in … terms of health investments, but received RMB 182 less in terms of educational investments in the 12 months prior to the …

.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 …

The demand for health care and healthcare professionals is predicted to grow significantly over the next decade …. Securing an adequate health care workforce is of primary importance to ensure the health and wellbeing of the population in an … healthcare professionals and are also controversial. At issue is a balance between protecting the public health and removing …