Beyond Treatment Exposure–The Impact of the Timing of Early Interventions on Child and Maternal Health

JC Hirani, HH Sievertsen, M Wüst - Journal of Human Resources, 2022 - jhr.uwpress.org
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 …

[BOOK][B] The timing of early interventions and child and maternal health

JLJ Hirani, HH Sievertsen, M Wüst - 2020 - bristol.ac.uk
What is the impact of timing of early-life investment policies on child and maternal health?
Exploiting variation from a 2008 Danish nurse strike, we study this question in the context of …

[PDF][PDF] Beyond treatment exposure: The timing of early interventions and children's health

JLJ Hirani, HH Sievertsen, M Wüst - NBER Working Paper, 2019 - ucls.nek.uu.se
This paper analyzes the impact of the timing of nurse home visiting (NHV) on infant and
maternal health. We study universal NHV in Denmark, where nurses (i) monitor and screen …

Care around birth, infant and mother health and maternal health investments–Evidence from a nurse strike

H Kronborg, HH Sievertsen, M Wüst - Social science & medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Care around birth may impact child and mother health and parental health investments. We
exploit the 2008 national strike among Danish nurses to identify the effects of care around …

Evaluating the effects of a targeted home visiting program on maternal and child health outcomes

M Sandner, T Cornelissen, T Jungmann… - Journal of health …, 2018 - Elsevier
We evaluate the effects of home visiting targeted towards disadvantaged first-time mothers
on maternal and child health outcomes. Our analysis exploits a randomized controlled trial …

Early interventions and infant health: Evidence from the Danish home visiting program

M Wüst - Labour Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper uses unique historical data from Denmark to estimate the effects of the
introduction of a universal home visiting program for mothers and their infants from 1937 …

Maternity leave and children's health outcomes in the long-term

M Fabel - Journal of Health Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the impact of the length of maternity leave on children's health
outcomes in the long-run. My quasi-experimental design evaluates an expansion in …

Building health across generations: Unraveling the impact of early childcare on maternal health

M Barschkett, L Bosque-Mercader - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
In contemporary households, women often shoulder most organisation and caregiving
responsibilities leading them to play a crucial role in family dynamics. While previous …

Enduring effects of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses on maternal life course and government spending: follow-up of a randomized trial among children at …

DL Olds, HJ Kitzman, RE Cole, CA Hanks… - … of Pediatrics & …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To test, among an urban primarily African American sample, the effects of prenatal
and infancy home visiting by nurses on mothers' fertility, partner relationships, and economic …

The effects of incentivizing early prenatal care on infant health

K Cygan-Rehm, K Karbownik - Journal of Health Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the effects of incentivizing early prenatal care utilization on infant health by
exploiting a reform that required expectant mothers to initiate prenatal care during the first …