Arbeitspapier
Returns to Childbirth Technologies: Evidence from Preterm Births
We investigate the impact of obstetrician supervision, as opposed to midwife supervision, on the short-term health of low-risk newborns. We exploit a unique policy rule in the Netherlands that creates a large discontinuity in the probability of a low-risk birth being attended by an obstetrician at gestational week 37. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design, we consistently find no health benefits from obstetrician supervision, despite increased rates of neonatal intensive care unit admissions among births supervised by obstetricians. These results indicate potential cost savings from increased use of midwifery care for low-risk deliveries.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7834
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Health Care Markets
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- Subject
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medical technology
birth
midwife
mortality
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Daysal, N. Meltem
Trandafir, Mircea
van Ewijk, Reyn
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2013
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Daysal, N. Meltem
- Trandafir, Mircea
- van Ewijk, Reyn
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2013
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