RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0421-11583R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.0421-11583R2
A1 Hirani, Jonas Cuzulan
A1 Sievertsen, Hans Henrik
A1 Wüst, Miriam
YR 2022
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/05/02/jhr.0421-11583R2.abstract
AB 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.