Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
降低剖宫产分娩率对劳动力市场与健康的影响
The Labor Market and Health Impacts of Reducing Cesarean Section Deliveries
摘要
We study an intervention that reduced cesarean deliveries among low-risk first-time mothers, using California birth records linked to earnings data. Exposed mothers were 8% less likely to have a c-section, with no adverse health effects. We find suggestive evidence that they were more likely to return to their pre-birth employer and had higher within-firm earnings rankings in the quarter postbirth. These labor market gains fade over time. However, mothers who had a second child were less likely to have a c-section or preterm delivery, suggesting our estimated effects from avoiding a first c-section may be lower bounds on total gains.
中文摘要
我们研究了一项干预措施，该措施降低了低风险初产妇的剖宫产率，研究使用了与收入数据相关联的加利福尼亚州出生记录。受干预影响的母亲进行剖宫产的可能性降低了8%，且未出现不良健康影响。我们发现有提示性证据表明，她们更有可能回到产前雇主处工作，并且在产后一个季度内拥有更高的公司内部收入排名。这些劳动力市场收益随时间推移而逐渐消失。然而，生育第二个孩子的母亲更不可能进行剖宫产或出现早产，这表明我们估计的避免首次剖宫产所带来的效应可能只是总收益的下限。