children born to less educated and minority mothers are more likely to be exposed to pollution in utero and that white, college …

be responsible for poor health and low levels of schooling among the children of young mothers. This paper uses special … the effect of maternal age and single parenthood on children's disability status and school progress. Our results suggest … that there is little association between maternal age at birth and children's disabilities. But the children of teen …

number of children, better knowledge and higher probability of using contraceptives, recognition that family size can … compromise children quality, larger role for women in family decision making, less religiosity, and positive attitude towards …

Evaluations of changes to the Medicaid program have focused on increases in the generosity of income cutoffs for … care. We examine the effects of these three types of policies (changes in income eligibility, administrative reforms, and ….S. births between 1990 and 1996. We find that increases in income cutoffs increased the use of prenatal care, while decreases in …

In western countries, accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among children, far surpassing diseases as a … maternal employment on unintentional injuries to children vary by demographic group, with the effects being positive for blacks … winners and losers. In particular, while some children may benefit from safer environments, others that appear to be squeezed …

sizeable among children born to mothers whose closest hospital had a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, suggest- ing that insurance …

abortion. Our results suggest that restrictions do increase the probability that African-American and low income women carry a …