's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human … provided by mothers (or formal institutions) is superior to informal care arrangements …

's counter-factual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and … care provided by mothers (or formal institutions) is superior to informal care-arrangements …

We evaluate the effects of home visiting targeted towards disadvantaged first-time mothers on maternal and child health … administrative health data. In a context in which the target group has comprehensive health care access, we find that home visiting … has no effects on most types of health utilization, health behaviors, and physical health measures. However, the …

premature, the medical literature suggests that they have an increased risk of serious adverse health outcomes compared to … attributed to changes in the demographic composition of mothers. We next exploit county-level variation in the timing of these …

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 …