We document increased old-age mortality rates among Swedish twin mothers compared to non-twin mothers. Results are … pension income shows the highest increase in mortality rates among highly educated mothers and those with above-median pension … based on administrative data on mortality for the years 1990 to 2010. We argue that twins are an unplanned shock to …

effects of pregnancy and childbirth on women's ability to work, while the introduction of infant formula reduced mothers …

Maternal mortality was the second-leading cause of death for women in childbearing years up until the mid-1930s in the … United States. For each death, twenty times as many mothers were estimated to suffer pregnancy-related conditions, often … leading to severe and prolonged disablement. Poor maternal health made it particularly hard for mothers to engage in market …

Maternal mortality was the second-leading cause of death for women in childbearing years up until the mid-1930s in the … United States. For each death, twenty times as many mothers were estimated to suffer pregnancy-related conditions, often … leading to severe and prolonged disablement. Poor maternal health made it particularly hard for mothers to engage in market …

effects of pregnancy and childbirth on women's ability to work, while the introduction of infant formula reduced mothers …

adolescent female fertility, healthcare spending is reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. The objective of this study is to … examine the efect of adolescent female fertility and healthcare spending on maternal and neonatal mortality in South Asian …. Findings: Adolescent female fertility, maternal, and neonatal mortality is very high in the aforementioned countries, and …

delivery on various mortality rates among children born during 2002-2007. Our best estimates come from the parents fixed …The present paper provides new evidence that hospital delivery can significantly lower child mortality risks …, especially among vulnerable young adolescent mothers in Bangladesh. We exploit the exogenous variation in community's access to …