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The effect of health facility births on newborn mortality in Malawi

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  • Dawoon Jung

    (Korea Institute of Public Finance)

  • Booyuel Kim

    (Seoul National University)

Abstract

We examine the effect of health facility delivery on newborn mortality in Malawi using data from a survey of mothers in the Chimutu district, Malawi. The study exploits labour contraction time as an instrumental variable to overcome endogeneity of health facility delivery. The results show that health facility delivery does not reduce 7-day and 28-day mortality rates. In a low-income country like Malawi where the healthcare quality is severely compromised, we conclude that encouraging health facility delivery may not guarantee positive health outcomes for newborn births.

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  • Dawoon Jung & Booyuel Kim, 2024. "The effect of health facility births on newborn mortality in Malawi," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 393-406, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ijhcfe:v:24:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s10754-023-09348-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10754-023-09348-x
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    Keywords

    Health facility delivery; Newborn mortality; Distance to health facilities; Labour contraction time;
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    JEL classification:

    • C36 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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