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1. Fetal Malnutrition and Cognitive Development: Evidence from Ethiopia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis investigates the impact of potential fetal malnutrition on the cognitive development. It accounts for the endogeneity of fetal malnutrition by using the expo- sure to the two months of Easter fasting (Lent) during the time in utero as a natural experiment. READ MORE
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2. The impact of in utero malnutrition on “lost” births and neonatal mortality: Evidence from the 2002 food shortage in Malawi
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study aims to look at the link between in utero malnutrition and the survival probabilities of fetuses and newborns, using the 2002 food shortages in Malawi as an instrument for malnutrition. Concretely, it looks at differences in the probability of a born child being a male and in neonatal mortality between children in utero affected by food scarcity and those born right before and after the food shortages. READ MORE
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3. Indian nurses’ experiences of supporting parents of children with cleft lip and palate : A minor field study
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen för VårdvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this study was to describe the nurses’ experiences of supporting parents whose children are subjects of the Nutrition Program at Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center. Cleft lip and palate are congenital malformations of the face, where nose, lip and/or upper jaw fail to coalesce adequately in utero, creating a gap. READ MORE
