Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
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IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy
No 2017:19: Auditing mothers: The effect of targeted alcohol prevention on infant Health and maternal behavior
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, Linnaeus University, Postal: Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract: This study examines the effects of targeted preventive interventions for pregnant women with elevated alcohol risk on infant health and maternal behavior. The detrimental effects of alcohol exposure in utero are well documented and universal alcohol prevention programs are an important part of national strategies to promote maternal and child health. Identifying effective interventions to prevent harmful maternal alcohol consumption is of great importance. We exploit the discrete nature in the decision rule to provide an alcohol preventive intervention to mothers at risk in a regression discontinuity design. The results suggest that the intervention has negligible impact on birth weight and small effects on the gestational age. We are unable to determine if this is due to a low effectiveness of the intervention or due to a low take up of the intervention.
Keywords: Alcohol prevention; Brief intervention; AUDIT; maternity care; Child Health
41 pages, September 24, 2017
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