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Maternal health: does prenatal care make a difference?

Karen Smith Conway1, Andrea Kutinova

  • 1Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire, McConnell Hall, Durham, 03824, USA. ksconway@cisunix.unh.edu

Health Economics
|March 7, 2006
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Prenatal care benefits mothers

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • The efficacy of prenatal care and Medicaid policies is often analyzed solely on infant outcomes.
  • Maternal health benefits of prenatal care have been largely overlooked in economic evaluations.
  • Previous studies may prematurely deem prenatal care or Medicaid expansions ineffective by omitting maternal health impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the gap in health economics by evaluating the impact of prenatal care on maternal health.
  • To estimate the cost savings associated with improved maternal health due to prenatal care.
  • To provide a more comprehensive analysis of prenatal care and Medicaid policy effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a joint maternal-infant health production framework.

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  • Utilized data from the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey for empirical analysis.
  • Estimated the effects of prenatal care on maternal body weight status and hospitalization rates.

    • Main Results:

    • Timely and adequate prenatal care is associated with an increased probability of maintaining a healthy postpartum weight.
    • Prenatal care may reduce the likelihood of lengthy hospitalizations for Black mothers.
    • These maternal health improvements represent significant societal benefits.

    Conclusions:

    • Prenatal care offers substantial benefits to maternal health, including weight management and reduced hospitalizations.
    • Excluding maternal health from analyses leads to premature conclusions about the effectiveness of prenatal care and Medicaid.
    • A comprehensive assessment including maternal outcomes is crucial for evaluating public health policies like Medicaid expansions.