Research on the effects of prenatal care on birth outcomes has produced a patchwork of findings that are not easily … health, resources and the desire to have a child and it is not feasible to conduct randomized controlled trials that deny … care on birth outcomes, highlighting studies with strong research designs and plausible effect sizes. We reconcile the …

minimum wage on infant health. Using data on the universe of births in the US over 24 years, we find that an increase in the … minimum wage is associated with an increase in birth weight driven by increased gestational length and fetal growth rate. The … pregnancy, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health …

impacts of paternal access to workplace flexibility on maternal postpartum health. We model household demand for paternal … physical postpartum health complications and improves her mental health. Our results suggest that mothers bear the burden from … documented—but also indirectly, as fathers' inability to respond to domestic shocks exacerbates the maternal health costs of …

We make use of a new data resource, merged birth and school records for all children born in Florida from 1992 to 2002 …, to study the effects of birth weight on cognitive development from kindergarten through schooling. Using twin fixed … effects models, we find that the effects of birth weight on cognitive development are essentially constant through the school …

the year after birth, to study the causal health effects of cesarean delivery for low-risk first births. Building on …Cesarean delivery for low-risk pregnancies is generally associated with worse health outcomes for infants and mothers …. The interpretation of this correlation, however, is confounded by potential selectivity in the choice of birth mode. We …

This paper documents a counter-cyclical pattern in the health of children, and examines whether this pattern is due to … selection of mothers choosing to give birth or due to behavioral changes. We study the relationship between the unemployment … behaviors, and babies' health Using national data from the Natality Files from 1975 onward, we find that babies conceived in …

child mental health problem. Our innovations include the use of large nationally representative samples of children, the use …. We examine U.S. and Canadian children with symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most common … of questions administered to all children rather than focusing only on diagnosed cases, and the use of sibling fixed …

We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1-12 in India, based on the Young Lives … investments affect cognitive development at all ages, but more so for younger children. Investments also have an impact on health … Survey. India has over 70 million children aged 0-5 who are at risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production …

early health shocks for children. We estimate a human capital production function and establish that, for this sample, early …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 …

The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children … experimentally designed, five-year home visiting program in Ireland targeting disadvantaged families - Preparing for Life (PFL). We …