sample. The increase in smoking, which is a significant cause of poor infant health, may partly explain why Medicaid …Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal …

%, only part of it due to reduced work hours. We find no evidence of an adverse health effect of having children. …

rich individual data from hospital administrative records between 2003 and 2012, babies' health is found to be strongly pro …-cyclical. We find heterogenous responses: unemployment has an effect on babies' health which varies from strongly adverse for the … which can explain both the overall and heterogenous findings: maternal stress, health behaviour, and prenatal care. We also …

data from hospital administrative records between 2003 and 2012, babies' health is found to be strongly pro-cyclical. A one … 1.4%, and a 0.1% decrease in foetal growth. We find heterogenous responses: unemployment has an effect on babies' health … evidence of three channels that can explain the overall negative effect of unemployment on new-born health: maternal stress …

This paper combines German claims and survey data to provide a comprehensive picture of the health dynamics surrounding … the transition into motherhood. Event-study estimates reveal good mental health around birth, but declines afterward, as …