, and health status using data from the National Child Development Study. The study has followed the cohort of children born … that LBW has significant long-term effects on self-reported health status, educational attainments, and labor market … women of LBW are less likely to report that they are in poor or fair health than other LBW women …

, and health status using data from the National Child Development Study. The study has followed the cohort of children born … that LBW has significant long-term effects on self-reported health status, educational attainments, and labor market … women of LBW are less likely to report that they are in poor or fair health than other LBW women …

We estimate the impact of family structure on investments made in children's health, using data from the 1988 National … mothers, however, their health care does not suffer relative to that reported for children who reside with their birth mothers …. In addition to health investments, we find a significant effect of step mothers on health-related behaviors: children …