The Effects of In Utero Exposure to Influenza on Birth and Infant Outcomes in the US

• Published in: Population and development review Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 489 - 523
• Main Author: Dorélien, Audrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2019; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Birth weight; Epidemics; Exposure; Gestation; Infant mortality; Influenza; Intrauterine exposure; Low birth weight; Mortality; Mortality rates; Premature birth; Prenatal exposure; United States > US

This is the first study to use US-wide data to explore how influenza exposure affects fetal development. I regress individual-level birth outcomes on monthly county-level influenza mortality rates, controlling for an extensive set of county- and time fixed effects. My approach isolates variation in...