Does a mother’s exposure to drought in utero increase the resistance of her offspring to in utero shocks?

This paper seeks to determine whether, by being exposed to a drought in utero, a mother can transfer resistance of in utero exposure to drought to her offspring. Results of the difference-in-difference model show that there is a form of resistance transfer from mother to child, with double exposed children having better weight-for age and weight-for height measures than children whose mothers were not exposed in utero. In addition to the above, the paper also shows that by using a difference-in-difference model and identifying two shocks, the effect of in utero drought on child health and the intergenerational transfer of in utero shocks from mother to child can also be estimated.