The impact of unemployment cycles on child and maternal health in Argentina.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of economic cycles in Argentina on infant and maternal health between 1994 and 2006, a period that spans the major economic crisis in 1999-2002.

Methods

We evaluate the effects of province-level unemployment rates on several infant health outcomes, including birth weight, gestational age, fetal growth rate, and hospital discharge status after birth in a sample of 15,000 infants born in 13 provinces. Maternal health and healthcare outcomes include acute and chronic illnesses, infectious diseases, and use of prenatal visits and technology. Regression models control for hospital and year fixed effects and province-specific time trends.

Results

Unemployment rise reduces fetal growth rate particularly among hig

SUBMITTER: Wehby GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5568042 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature