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Annamaria Milazzo
Annamaria Milazzo is a Research Consultant for the World Bank. She obtained her Ph.D. in economics from Bocconi University in 2013. Her fields of interest include development economics, and the economics of gender.
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Son preference, maternal health, and women’s survival: A cross-cultural analysis
Lifetime risk of maternal death in developing countries is 33 times higher as compared to the developed world. This article examines the role of cultural norms in influencing maternal morbidity and mortality. It finds that, in societies with a strong cultural preference for sons and generally poor reproductive health conditions, women with a first-born girl are more likely to suffer from anaemia, and less likely to survive to older ages, relative to those with a first-born boy.
Son preference, maternal health, and women’s survival: A cross-cultural analysis
Lifetime risk of maternal death in developing countries is 33 times higher as compared to the developed world. This article examines the role of cultural norms in influencing maternal morbidity and mortality. It finds that, in societies with a strong cultural preference for sons and generally poor reproductive health conditions, women with a first-born girl are more likely to suffer from anaemia, and less likely to survive to older ages, relative to those with a first-born boy.