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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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 5535

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health: General
Health Behavior
Thema
birth weight
prenatal stress
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Schwangerschaft
Stress
Krieg
Politischer Konflikt
Kinder
Körpergewicht
Palästina

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Mansour, Hani
Rees, Daniel I.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2011

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-201104133371
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Mansour, Hani
  • Rees, Daniel I.
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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