{"title":"免费孕产妇保健对五岁以下儿童发育迟缓的影响：加纳的证据","authors":"Mark Bigool","doi":"10.1111/dpr.12771","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n \n <section>\n \n <h3> Motivation</h3>\n \n <p>Addressing stunting in early childhood can have lasting effects on an individual's health, productivity, and well-being in adulthood. By understanding the relationship between maternal healthcare policies and stunting, policy-makers can design interventions that contribute to a healthier and more productive society.</p>\n </section>\n \n <section>\n \n <h3> Purpose</h3>\n \n <p>This study investigated the effect of providing free healthcare to pregnant mothers on child stunting.</p>\n </section>\n \n <section>\n \n <h3> Approach and method</h3>\n \n <p>The article uses doubly robust difference-in-difference estimator, drawing on Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.</p>\n </section>\n \n <section>\n \n <h3> Findings</h3>\n \n <p>Free healthcare to mothers reduced stunting in the treatment regions by 12.3%. Evidence suggests the reform may have influenced children under the age of five through antenatal and delivery care attendance during pregnancy. Assistance during antenatal care and childbirth by health professionals improved significantly.</p>\n </section>\n \n <section>\n \n <h3> Policy implications</h3>\n \n <p>Maternal health investment yields great health benefits for children from in utero to their fifth birthday. Maternal fee exemptions should be continued to maintain and further improve stunting reduction in children. 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Effects of free maternal healthcare on stunting in children under five years of age: Evidence from Ghana
Motivation
Addressing stunting in early childhood can have lasting effects on an individual's health, productivity, and well-being in adulthood. By understanding the relationship between maternal healthcare policies and stunting, policy-makers can design interventions that contribute to a healthier and more productive society.
Purpose
This study investigated the effect of providing free healthcare to pregnant mothers on child stunting.
Approach and method
The article uses doubly robust difference-in-difference estimator, drawing on Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.
Findings
Free healthcare to mothers reduced stunting in the treatment regions by 12.3%. Evidence suggests the reform may have influenced children under the age of five through antenatal and delivery care attendance during pregnancy. Assistance during antenatal care and childbirth by health professionals improved significantly.
Policy implications
Maternal health investment yields great health benefits for children from in utero to their fifth birthday. Maternal fee exemptions should be continued to maintain and further improve stunting reduction in children. Government should prioritize improving access to quality maternal healthcare services, including antenatal and skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care.
期刊介绍：
Development Policy Review is the refereed journal that makes the crucial links between research and policy in international development. Edited by staff of the Overseas Development Institute, the London-based think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues, it publishes single articles and theme issues on topics at the forefront of current development policy debate. Coverage includes the latest thinking and research on poverty-reduction strategies, inequality and social exclusion, property rights and sustainable livelihoods, globalisation in trade and finance, and the reform of global governance. Informed, rigorous, multi-disciplinary and up-to-the-minute, DPR is an indispensable tool for development researchers and practitioners alike.
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