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Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Development Economics
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Conflict poses a persistent, yet often hidden, threat to maternal and child health.
  • Developing countries face significant challenges in mitigating the health impacts of armed conflict.
  • Birth weight is a critical indicator of infant health and long-term well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the impact of intrauterine conflict exposure on birth weight outcomes.
  • To identify specific vulnerabilities related to socioeconomic status and maternal education.
  • To inform policy recommendations for conflict prevention and mitigation.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from 53 developing countries between 1990-2018.
  • Exploitation of geographical (district) and temporal (conception month-year) variations.
  • Econometric modeling to assess the relationship between conflict and birth weight.

Main Results:

  • Intrauterine exposure to armed conflict in the first trimester reduces birth weight by 2.8%.
  • Conflict exposure increases the incidence of low birth weight by 3.2 percentage points.
  • Infants of poor and less educated mothers exhibit heightened vulnerability to conflict's adverse effects.

Conclusions:

  • Conflict has a significant detrimental effect on birth weight in developing countries.
  • Targeted interventions are crucial for protecting vulnerable populations, particularly women and children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
  • Global efforts in conflict prevention and mitigation are essential for improving infant health outcomes.