This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as … provided at family health centers, which operate on a walk-in basis and are located within the neighborhoods in close proximity … health. …

impact of home births on the health of low-risk newborns using data from the Netherlands, the only developed country where … contributing to these health gains. -- medical technology ; birth ; home birth ; mortality …

health and women's earnings following IVF birth, along-side an increase in subsequent fertility. We provide the first …

births of 63%. This narrowed differences in health between IVF and non- IVF births by 53%, and differences in the labor … market outcomes of mothers three years after birth by 85%. For first time mothers it also narrowed the gap in maternal health …

study how a wave of mergers that led to the shutdown of one third of all Swedish maternity wards affected the health of … Sweden over two decades, we show that the closures negatively affected the health of mothers, while effects on infant health …

clinics, called Family Health Centers, on a walk-in basis. Although reducing fertility was not specified among the goals of … the reform, reproductive-health and family-planning services have been covered under the FMP. To establish causality, we … 20-29. These results can be explained by increased access to and reduced cost of reproductive-health and family …

VLBW cutoff have better short- and long-term health, and higher math test scores in 9th grade. We next investigate … spillover effects on siblings and find no evidence of an impact on their health outcomes. However, we find substantial positive …

We investigate the impact of obstetrician supervision, as opposed to midwife supervision, on the short-term health of … design, we consistently find no health benefits from obstetrician supervision, despite increased rates of neonatal intensive …