Safer births, stronger lives
This study finds that early exposure to state midwifery licensing laws in the early 1900s improved health later in life
This study finds that early exposure to state midwifery licensing laws in the early 1900s improved health later in life
This study explores how having more children affects parents’ longevity, with implications for family planning and social policy. Using 1940 U.S.
Exposure to lead in water pipes during early life significantly reduces later-life male longevity.
The Rockefeller Sanitation Commission’s hookworm eradication campaign in the American South during the 1910s led to an increase of 1 month in later-life longevity for those fully exposed in early life.
This study shows that the nationwide rollout of the polio vaccine in the 1950s didn’t just save lives in the short term—it extended them decades later.
Early-life exposure to County Health Departments (CHDs), which provided affordable healthcare in underserved areas, is linked to about 0.9 months of additional longevity for those exposed in-utero up to age 4.
This study examines the long-term benefits of early-life exposure to city-wide water filtration systems introduced in 25 major American cities in the early 20th century.
This study is the first to link childhood exposure to birth registration laws with longer life in old age, estimating an intent-to-treat effect of 0.08 years (about 1 month) increase in lifespan.
This study finds that being born during periods with high infant mortality, reflecting poor disease environments and limited healthcare access, is linked to higher mortality rates later in life, particularly after age 70.
This study examines the long-term health benefits of early-life exposure to legal abortion.