Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India

The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose and test four hypotheses that could explain such a correlation. The results emphasize the importance of seasonal variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in India. Policy interventions that affect these conditions could effectively impact the health and achievement of these children, in a manner similar to nutrition and micronutrient supplementation programs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lokshin, Michael, Radyakin, Sergiy
Language:	English
Published:	2009-01-01
Subjects:	ABORTION, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ADULT EDUCATION, ADULTHOOD, BIRTH RATES, BIRTH WEIGHT, BIRTHS, BREAST, BREASTFEEDING, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD GROWTH, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES, CHILD MALNUTRITION, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD NUTRITION, CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS, CHILDBEARING, CHILDCARE, CHILDHOOD, CHOLERA, COMMUNITY HEALTH, DEATH RATE, DEATHS, DIABETES, DIARRHEA, DIET, DISEASE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENDOCRINOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY, FAMILIES, FAMILY HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING, FATHER, FEMALES, FETAL GROWTH, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER, GENDERS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH STATUS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLNESS, ILLNESSES, IMMUNIZATION, INFANCY, INFANT CARE, INFANTS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, MALARIA, MALES, MARRIED WOMAN, MEDICINE, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MIGRATION, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATES, MOTHER, MOTHERS, NUTRITION, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OBESITY, POPULATION STUDIES, PREGNANCIES, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, REPRODUCTION, SELECTIVE ABORTION, SEX, SIBLINGS, SOCIAL DIFFERENCES, STUNTED CHILDREN, STUNTING, UNWANTED PREGNANCIES, WOMAN, WOMENS HEALTH, YOUNG CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090112090024 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4011
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