Violence and Newborn Health : Estimates for Colombia
This paper examines the relationship between maternal exposure to violence during pregnancy and newborn birthweight. The paper exploits variation in the timing of exposure and in the geographic location of expectant mothers across Colombian municip...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/790461598980737686/Violence-and-Newborn-Health-Estimates-for-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34424 |
| Summary: | This paper examines the relationship
between maternal exposure to violence during pregnancy and
newborn birthweight. The paper exploits variation in the
timing of exposure and in the geographic location of
expectant mothers across Colombian municipalities. Exposure
to violence in early pregnancy had a large negative impact
on birthweight, primarily for boys, and the effect was
mitigated by their mothers' education. Girls were
affected mainly by shocks in later stages of gestation.
Furthermore, their mothers were more likely to engage in
potentially harmful behaviors during the pregnancy. This
evidence exposes the importance of parental responses in
shaping the effect of exposure to violence on newborn health. |
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