larger for girls, children from rural households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that health …Health at birth is an important indicator of human capital development over the life course. This paper uses …

health, and cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that light-touch nutrition information alone, even when … parents are informed about the health risk of their children, may not promote healthy behavior and factors other than …Lack of information about health risks may limit the adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper …

Health at birth is an important indicator of human capital development over the life course. This paper uses … larger for boys, children from rural or poor households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that … health policies designed to improve birth weight could improve human capital in resource-poor settings. …

Lack of information about health risks may limit adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper … studies the effect of nutrition information intervention on household dietary behavior, child health, and cognitive ability of … children in rural India. Using experimental data and regression discontinuity design that exploits the exogenous cutoff of …

fertility decisions and investments in child health. We find that increased access to paved roads at the district-level leads to … a rise in fertility, improved investments in children---measured through breastfeeding duration and immunization … districts with erstwhile lower levels of FLFP, the effects on fertility and child health are driven by paved road access causing …

children using data from the National Family Health Survey-3. The effects of healthcare services utilization, food consumption … patterns and maternal health status on child health were investigated in a multidisciplinary framework. The results from models … and nutritional status were significant predictors. Second, models for children’s heights and weight showed beneficial …

time, it faces significant challenges in neonatal health, with newborns having low average birth weights and a high … National Family Health Survey (NFHS), we examine the impact of in-utero exposure to particulate matter on a number of birth … gains in child health, cognition, and educational outcomes. …

relationship between income and child development in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Treated mothers and children experienced large …