Low birth weight and health expenditures from birth to late adolescence

Michael Hummer, Thomas Lehner and Gerald Pruckner

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2014, vol. 15, issue 3, 229-242

Abstract: We argue for further counseling efforts for expectant mothers on the determinants and risk factors of LBW. Moreover, pre-school screenings especially tailored to LBW infants with a particular focus on mental health and behavioral disorders can be easily integrated in the existing postnatal mother–child care program in Austria to mitigate the consequences of negative conditions during pregnancy. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Keywords: Low birth weight; Health expenditures; Sibling fixed effects; I10; I12; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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