TY - JOUR T1 - Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Health: Evidence from Cebu, the Philippines JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour DO - 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10372R2 SP - 0819-10372R2 AU - Leah EM Bevis AU - Kira Villa Y1 - 2020/08/06 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2020/08/11/jhr.58.1.0819-10372R2.abstract N2 - We examine the intergenerational transmission of mother-to-child health, using unique data tracking a cohort of Filipino children. We provide causal estimates of the impact of maternal health on child health, and examine the persistence of this relationship from birth through adolescence. We find that mother’s health continues to impact child health throughout childhood. Previous estimates gauging transmission at any single point during childhood therefore underestimate the full impact. The effect of mother’s health on child height-for-age z-score is only partly explained by birthweight, socioeconomic mechanisms or parental inputs; maternal health may additionally shape childhood growth trajectories until puberty. ER -