Department of Education

Paternal Education and Infant Health: Variation by Race/Ethnicity

Research co-authored by Assistant Professor David Rangel explores the relationship between maternal and paternal education, infant health, and the variations based on maternal racial and ethnic background.

Unequal infant health outcomes by race, ethnicity, and education have persisted for years in the United States. Using a random sample of more than one million births from 2011-2017, Assistant Professor of Education David Rangel, with Emily Rauscher (Brown University), explore the relationship between maternal and paternal education and infant health, and how it varies by maternal racial and ethnic background. "The results suggest a greater focus on fathers’ contributions to infant health is warranted, and programs or policies that focus on fathers could help address racial and ethnic infant health disparities." Paternal Education and Infant Health: Variation by Race/Ethnicity was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

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