children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not … cutoff due date. As an additional source of exogenous variation, we use information on non-working mothers, who are not …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not … cutoff due date. As an additional source of exogenous variation, we use information on non-working mothers, who are not …

on the effectiveness of foreign aid in reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Using data from …-income countries from 1996 through 2015. Our results show that the effects of total foreign aid on maternal mortality are limited, but … reductions in maternal mortality. Given these targeted effects, it is important to channel more donor assistance to the promotion …

modest reductions in nonwhite infant mortality and mortality among children under the age of 2 from diarrhea. These estimates … reduced maternal mortality by 6 to 7 percent. In addition, we find that requiring midwives to be licensed may have had led to …