Month of birth and children's health in India

 

JUNE 25, 2012 Monday  Children Born During the Monsoon Are Stunted and Sicker Poor children born during the monsoon in India are smaller and more sickly than children born in the fall and winter, say Michael Lokshin and Sergiy Radyakin of the World Bank. In a study of children up to the age of 3, the researchers say these infants and toddlers are 0.5 to 0.8 standard deviations less healthy—an effect comparable to what would happen in other poor countires if supplemental nutrition programs were taken away. The monsoon's heavy rains bring a multitude of diseases, the authors point out. Source: Month of Birth and Children's Health in India