premature, the medical literature suggests that they have an increased risk of serious adverse health outcomes compared to …

premature, the medical literature suggests that they have an increased risk of serious adverse health outcomes compared to …

Over the last few decades, health care services in the United States have become more geographically centralized. We … study how the loss of hospital-based obstetric units in over 400 counties affect maternal and infant health via a difference …-sections. In contrast to concerns voiced in the public discourse, the effects on a range of maternal and infant health outcomes are …

We investigate universalization of access to health in Brazil. We find large reductions in maternal, foetal, neonatal … driving mechanisms. We find sharp increases in coverage of primary health facilities with GPs and outreach workers and, in … line with this, increases in outpatient procedures, prenatal care visits, health-education activities and home visits by …

services on maternal and infant health. Since basic medical care has been universally available in Ukraine, implementation of … the Mother and Infant Health Project allows addressing quality rather than quantity effect of medical care. Employing … improvements in both maternal and infant health compared to the control rayons. Among the infant health outcomes, the MIHP impact …

The study investigates the role of public health measures on child health in developing Africa for the period 1990 … on child health outcomes. Our analysis reveals MDG intervention as extremely pertinent in reducing the incidence of child …. Similarly, maternal literacy, maternal health and other child protective measures adopted were found to be statistically …

adolescent childbearing is of particular concern. We argue that effective use of specific health inputs could however … to use health inputs differently from all other women. After correcting for this possible selectivity bias, the adverse … effects of early childbirth on child mortality are reversed. The favourable effects of use of health inputs however continue …