Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy
No 2016:16: Sober mom, healthy baby? Effects of brief alcohol interventions in Swedish maternity care
Erik Grönqvist (), Anna Norén, Anna Sjögren () and Helena Svaleryd
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Erik Grönqvist: IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, Postal: Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, P O Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Anna Norén: Department of Economics, Uppsala University, Postal: Uppsala, Sweden
Anna Sjögren: IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, Postal: Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, P O Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Helena Svaleryd: Department of Economics, UCLS and UCFS, Uppsala University, Postal: Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract: A large body of research documents the importance of early life conditions for the health and human capital formation of children. The detrimental effects of alcohol exposure in utero are well documented, and therefore identifying effective methods for preventing harmful maternal alcohol consumption is of great importance. We exploit the stepwise introduction of alcohol screening and brief interventions at Swedish antenatal clinics, to evaluate the causal effect of enhanced alcohol prevention on infant health using a difference-in-differences strategy. We find that the program improves infant health measured by prescription of pharmaceutical drugs and hospitalizations during the child’s first year of life. The results suggest that effects are likely driven by changes in maternal behavior after the first trimester and seem to extend beyond the birth of the child.
Keywords: alcohol prevention; brief intervention; AUDIT; antenatal care; Child health
52 pages, September 19, 2016
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