Newborn health is an important component in the chain of intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. This paper … contributes to the literature on the determinants of health at birth in two ways. First, we analyze the role of maternal … endowments and investments (education and smoking in pregnancy) on the probability of having a baby who is small for gestational …

Newborn health is an important component in the chain of intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. This paper … contributes to the literature on the determinants of health at birth in two ways. First, we analyze the role of maternal … endowments and investments (education and smoking in pregnancy) on the probability of having a baby who is small for gestational …

We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start, a large-scale and universal early childhood …-sector hospitals. Exposure to an additional Sure Start center per thousand age-eligible children increases hospitalization by 10% at …' can deliver significant health benefits, even in contexts with universal healthcare. Impacts are driven by …

show long-lasting health impacts. Can these benefits hold when these programs are offered to all children in contexts with …Early Childhood Interventions (ECI) offering disadvantaged children preschool and family support services in the US … universal healthcare? We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start, a universal integrated ECI in England …

This paper evaluates the short- and medium-term health impacts of offering families with children under 5 universal … access to centres providing childcare, health services, parenting support and parental job assistance. Increased access to … these centres during early childhood increases the probability of hospitalisation for infants in the local area. As children …

have played a small part in reducing health inequalities in childhood weight in Gateshead when comparing with other local …