Table 4.
Simulation Results for Prenatal Visits and Birth Outcomes 1
| (1) Half price hosp3 (36% with no prenatal care responded ) | (2) No wait in clinic4 (9% with no care responded) | (3) Full-time trad care5 (21% with no care responded) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| Mean 1st visit month2 | - | 4.4 | - | 4.8 | - | 4.7 |
| Mean birth weight (kg) | 3.05 | 3.06 | 3.02 | 3.05 | 3.04 | 3.08 |
| Mean birth length (cm) | 48.9 | 49.1 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.1 | 49.4 |
Note:
1
Using 2873 observations and full model parameter estimates to simulate a subsample of women who will not receive prenatal care at baseline but they will do so after environmental variables change.
2
First visits that occurred after the 6th month of gestation are re-coded into no visits;
3
This change represents an average price drop of 3.7 pesos;
4
This represents an average drop of 6 minutes in clinic for prenatal care;
5
This represents an increase in full-time percentage of traditional care-givers from 91.4% to 100%.