There is considerable uncertainty about how reproductive factors affect child mortality. Joint determinants are … diverging results. According to very simple models estimated from DHS data from 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, mortality is … highest for first-born children with a very young mother. Also some other groups of children with a young mother, or of high …

incentivize mothers to utilize hospital or medical care for their children after the births and this may link the relationship …

Emergency Transportation System (NETS) on neonatal and infant mortality and long-term impairments. We utilize gradual expansion …, using changing distance as an instrument. Improving access to delivering in a city with a NICU decreases 0-6-day mortality …

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 … from six to eight weeks. Our estimation strategy exploits that the eligibility for the extended leave was determined by a …

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 … from six to eight weeks. Our estimation strategy exploits that the eligibility for the extended leave was determined by a …