The association between paternal labour migration and the growth of the left-behind children—evidence from a birth cohort in Dhanusha district, Nepal
Interventions should target support for pregnant women and mothers with young infants to provide gender-equitable childcare, especially if their husband just left for work overseas.
Authors
- Naomi M. Saville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-3684)
- Shyam Sundar Yadav
- Jonathan C. K. Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-8025)
- Laura Busert‐Sebela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-3948)
- Delan Devakumar
- Simon Eaton
- Mario Cortina-Borja
- Dharma S Manandhar
Institutions
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Mother and Infant Research Activities (NP)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Bayreuth (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021253
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Stiftung fiat panis