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The effect of prenatal stress on birth weight: Evidence from the al-Aqsa Intifada
No previous study has attempted to estimate the effect of intrauterine exposure to armed conflict, a potential source of stress, on pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health Survey, we examine the relationship between fatalities caused by Israeli security forces (a measure of conflict intensity) and birth weight. Our estimates suggest that first-trimester fatalities are positively related to the probability that a child weighed less than 2,500 grams at birth. This result is consistent with medical studies showing a strong negative correlation between self-reported stress during the first trimester of pregnancy and birth weight.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 5535
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Health: General
Health Behavior
- Subject
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birth weight
prenatal stress
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Schwangerschaft
Stress
Krieg
Politischer Konflikt
Kinder
Körpergewicht
Palästina
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Mansour, Hani
Rees, Daniel I.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2011
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-201104133371
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Mansour, Hani
- Rees, Daniel I.
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2011
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