We document increased old-age mortality rates among Swedish twin mothers compared to non-twin mothers. Results are … based on administrative data on mortality for the years 1990 to 2010. We argue that twins are an unplanned shock to … fertility in the cohorts of older women considered. Deaths due to lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart …

Fertility in the United States rose from a low of 2.27 children for women born in 1908 to a peak of 3.21 children for …-twentieth century baby boom and generated a rise in women’s human capital, ultimately leading to a decline in desired fertility for … in pregnancy-related mortality and the differential exposure by cohort. We find that the decline in maternal mortality is …

Maternal mortality was the second-leading cause of death for women in childbearing years up until the mid-1930s in the … work. Between 1930 and 1960, there was a remarkable reduction in maternal mortality and morbidity, thanks to medical … joint rise in married women's labor force participation and fertility over this period. We also show that the diffusion of …

suggest that these impacts were also observed when considering maternal mortality, though effects are less precisely estimated. …