TY - JOUR T1 - Beyond Treatment Exposure–The Impact of the Timing of Early Interventions on Child and Maternal Health JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour DO - 10.3368/jhr.0421-11583R2 SP - 0421-11583R2 AU - Jonas Cuzulan Hirani AU - Hans Henrik Sievertsen AU - Miriam Wüst Y1 - 2022/05/09 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/05/02/jhr.0421-11583R2.abstract N2 - This paper studies the impact of the timing of early-life investment policies on child and maternal health. We exploit variation induced by a nurse strike in Denmark, that resulted in a large-scale cancellation of home visits for families with infants. Combining unique nurse records with administrative data, we show that missing the early but not later visits increases subsequent child and mother contacts to health professionals. We show that likely mechanisms for these results include nurses’ focus on timely maternal mental health screening and information provision to new families. ER -