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Saving Babies : the contribution of Sheppard-Towner to the decline in infant mortality in the 1920s / Carolyn M. Moehling, Melissa A. Thomasson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moehling, Carolyn M. (Carolyn Marie), 1968- author.
- Series:
- Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; Number 17996.
- Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; Number 17996
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infants--Mortality--United States.
- Infants.
- Maternal and infant welfare--Law and legislation.
- Maternal and infant welfare.
- Infants--Care and hygiene.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (34 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012.
- Summary:
- From 1922 to 1929, the Sheppard-Towner Act provided matching grants to states to fund maternal and infant care education initiatives. We examine the effects of this public health program on infant mortality. States engaged in different types of activities, allowing us to examine whether different interventions had differential effects on mortality. Interventions that provided one-on-one contact and opportunities for follow-up care, such as home visits by public health nurses, reduced infant deaths more than classes and conferences. Overall, we estimate that Sheppard-Towner activities can account for 9 to 21 percent of the decline in infant mortality over the period.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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