. Results: Multilevel analyses revealed that women experienced a considerable decrease of physical health during pregnancy … delivery. These mental health improvements were stronger in older vs. younger mothers and remained largely stable in the years …-longitudinal evidence from general population samples exists on changes of general physical and mental health in the years around the birth …

We examine how parental health shocks affect children’s non-cognitive skills. Based on a German mother-and-child data … identify effects on outcomes for children at ages of three and six years. At the age of six, we observe that maternal health … base, we draw on significant changes in self-reported parental health as an exogenous source of health variation to …

We examine how parental health shocks affect children’s non-cognitive skills. Based on a German mother-and-child data … identify effects on outcomes for children at ages of three and six years. At the age of six, we observe that maternal health … base, we draw on significant changes in self-reported parental health as an exogenous source of health variation to …

We examine how parental health shocks affect children's non-cognitive skills. Based on a German mother-and-child data … effects on outcomes for children at ages of three and six years. At the age of six, we observe that maternal health shocks in … base, we draw on significant changes in selfreported parental health as an exogenous source of health variation to identify …

We examine how parental health shocks affect children's non-cognitive skills. Based on a German mother-and-child data … identify effects on outcomes for children at ages of three and six years. At the age of six, we observe that maternal health … base, we draw on significant changes in self-reported parental health as an exogenous source of health variation to …