Islamophobia has increased in the last years, in part, due to terrorist attacks perpetrated by jihadist groups. This phenomenon might be a source of stress, being particularly problematic for pregnant (Muslim) women. We examine how stress generated by the 2017 Catalonia (Spain) attacks affected the health of newborns whose mothers are from a Muslim country (as the perpetrators). We use a difference-in-differences-in-differences model comparing newborns whose mothers come from a Muslim country and are residing in a municipality directly affected by the attacks, to other newborns, before-after the attacks. Results show that the share of low-birth-weight babies and deliveries with complications raise significantly by 23.77%, and 13.02%. We document a significant increase in Islamophobia and in emotional distress in our group of interest. We conclude that Islamophobia-related stress is possibly one of the channels affecting health at birth.

伊斯兰恐惧症在过去几年有所增加，部分原因是圣战组织实施的恐怖袭击。这种现象可能是压力的来源，对于怀孕（穆斯林）妇女来说尤其成问题。我们研究了 2017 年加泰罗尼亚（西班牙）袭击事件产生的压力如何影响其母亲来自穆斯林国家（作为肇事者）的新生儿的健康。我们使用差异中差异模型将母亲来自穆斯林国家并居住在直接受袭击影响的城市的新生儿与袭击前后的其他新生儿进行比较。结果显示，低出生体重儿和并发症分娩的比例分别显着提高了23.77%和13.02%。我们记录了我们感兴趣的群体中伊斯兰恐惧症和情绪困扰的显着增加。