We study how prenatal maternal stress, caused by sustained seismic activity, affects birth outcomes in Chile during the … period 2011-2015. A mother-fixed-effect model together with the spatiotemporal variation of earthquakes in Chile allow us to … deal with identification issues that have obscured previous estimates. Our findings show that prenatal maternal stress …

following the initial earthquake. We find that exposure to these earthquakes reduced gestational age, increased the likelihood … of having a late birth and negatively affected newborn health - with the largest effects for earthquakes that occurred in … earthquake or, in contrast, on all earthquakes controlling for endogenous location decisions using an instrumental variables …

trimester of pregnancy. The negative impact on cognitive skills and development is concentrated on lower-income children and … and beyond. In this paper, we analyze the impact of prenatal stress on cognitive and non-cognitive development of the … child by age 2. By exploiting a longitudinal dataset of children and their parents, we find that children who were exposed …

weight and gestation length among mothers who were pregnant during this period. In addition to the common notion that … conflict intensity induces stress and anxiety, we also show that conflict intensity is correlated with absences from work and … lack of prenatal care. Results on changes in birth outcomes are consistent with a detrimental effect of stress and reduced …

children has increased interest in the health effects of job stress on pregnancy outcomes in the United States. The few studies … mothers in the state and contain detailed information on individual human capital, health (pregnancy outcomes), welfare, and … stress may benefit infant health. However, the first step is to provide more empirical evidence on the exact relationship …

, where violence is endemic and are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence … exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy leads to a small but precisely estimated increase in the risk of … compounds the disadvantage that these children already suffer as a result of their households' lower socioeconomic status. Our …

, where violence is endemic and are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence … exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy leads to a small but precisely estimated increase in the risk of … compounds the disadvantage that these children already suffer as a result of their households' lower socioeconomic status. …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …