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Beyond Treatment Exposure: The Impact of the Timing of Early Interventions on Child and Maternal Health

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  • Jonas Cuzulan Hirani
  • Hans Henrik Sievertsen
  • Miriam Wüst

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This work examines the impact of the timing of early-life investment policies on child and maternal health. We exploit variation induced by a nurse strike in Denmark that resulted in a large-scale cancellation of home visits for families with infants. Combining unique nurse records with administrative data, we show that missing the early but not later visits increases subsequent child and mother contacts to health professionals. We show that likely mechanisms for these results include nurses’ focus on timely maternal mental health screening and information provision to new families.

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  • Jonas Cuzulan Hirani & Hans Henrik Sievertsen & Miriam Wüst, 2025. "Beyond Treatment Exposure: The Impact of the Timing of Early Interventions on Child and Maternal Health," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 60(1), pages 70-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:60:y:2025:i:1:p:70-101
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0421-11583R2
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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