A dynamic analysis of birthweight, abortion, and prenatal care in Tennessee.

Title: A dynamic analysis of birthweight, abortion, and prenatal care in Tennessee.
Identifier: AAI9405579
identifier: 9405579
Creator: Reichman, Nancy E.
Contributor: Adviser: Michael Grossman
Date: 1993
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Economics, General | Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology | Health Sciences, Public Health
Abstract: This paper examines the dynamic relationship between abortions, prenatal care, and low birthweight in an infant health production function context. Race-specific vector autoregressions were estimated using monthly aggregate birth and abortion data from the state of Tennessee. It was found for whites that a decrease in the abortion rate resulted in a higher rate of prenatal care delay and a higher rate of low birthweight. The implication is that unanticipated decreases in the abortion rate and/or unanticipated increases in the rate of mothers delaying prenatal care would worsen birth outcomes in Tennessee.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.

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