Covid-19 will aggravate the problem of child labor. The traditional policy to fight this has relied heavily on role school. Empirical evidence shows that benefits basic education for poor families are very high. Yet, these high returns may be a statistical illusion when social and economic inequality prevail. In case, while fighting enhancing mobility, emphasis should put school as provider goo...

There are four groups of women in this study. 1) Those who have had a vaginal delivery (VD) after a previously failed operative vaginal delivery (FOVD) with resultant emergency caesarean section at second stage of labour (n = 52). These women have previously experienced the effects of both pregnancy and labour up to second stage, including active pushing on the perineum resulting in stretching ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate causal association of serum ferritin with pre-term labour. Materials and Methods: This is a case-control study done on one hundred and twenty women from July 2005 to June 2007 in the department of obstetrics and gynecology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Mother and Child Health Training Institute (MCHTI), Azimpur, Dh...

This article empirically examines the labour market participation of Italian women, with special emphasis on the role of intergenerational family links. Elderly relatives may play an important role in explaining the work patterns of women. First, they discourage the work participation of women by requiring unpaid help; secondly, they also provide household services such as child care, favouring...

A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-021-09566-9