The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound changes of individuals' everyday lives.
Restrictions in social contacts and in leisure activities and the threatening situation of a …

Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, women carried, birthed, and cared
forinfants in a drastically changed world. For perinatal women, the sudden increase in …

Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as a live birth before 37 weeks of gestation and
remains a major public health concern, affecting an estimated 15 million births annually with …

The COVID-19 pandemic created historical trauma that will be felt for years to come. As the
world begins sifting through the impacts, adolescents with previous trauma could be among …

Although simulations from literature evidence and theories about the vulnerability of people
with disabilities abound, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities is …

Online health support communities play an important role in the exchange of social support
and the improvement of health. There is a dearth of theoretical frameworks dedicated to a …

Medical expenses and health insurance are important dimensions of policy and research
debates in protecting the health of consumers. This chapter provides an overview of the …

This thesis asks, are neighborhood demographic and economic variables connected to
COVID-19 infection rates in Tokyo, Japan? I hypothesize that variation in urbanization and …

Abstract The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been developed by the
Chinese central government since 2016. Driven by the development of the Greater Bay …

This dissertation includes three papers that examine the role of child care policy in
promoting early childhood education and care and parental labor supply. Paper one …