A new working paper on "The Effect of Birth Intention Status on Infant Mortality: A Fixed Effects Analysisof 60 Countries" with Ewa Batyra is out on MPIDR working papers series!

We show the association is very different depending on whether you control for within family effects or not: not controlling makes it seem like mortality is lower for mistimed/unwanted births.

https://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2022-032.pdf

#demography #InfantMortality #DHS #UnintendedBirths #GlobalHealth

A new working paper on "The Effect of Birth Intention Status on Infant Mortality: A Fixed Effects Analysisof 60 Countries" with Ewa Batyra is out on MPIDR working papers series!

We show the association is very different depending on whether you control for within family effects or not: not controlling makes it seem like mortality is higher for mistimed/unwanted births.

https://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2022-032.pdf

#demography #InfantMortality #DHS #UnintendedBirths #GlobalHealth

#InfantMortality

#ChildMortality

But what about Pakistan?

@glynmoody
The US are a global disgrace. With #healthcareCosts and #infrastructureDebt through the roof, #infantMortality rising and #lifeExpectancy declining, one would expect some thought to begin entering policy - but the #ChristianRight strike again.

The planet is experiencing a #population and #consumption crisis and yet all the #BusinessRoundtable care about is adding more consumers.

#ThirdWorld growth levels for an aggressive and soon-to-be Third World country.