The Long-Run Effects of Cesarean Sections
Ana María Costa-Ramón; Ana Rodríguez-González; Lauri Sääksvuori; Mika Kortelainen
The Long-Run Effects of Cesarean Sections
Ana María Costa-Ramón
Ana Rodríguez-González
Lauri Sääksvuori
Mika Kortelainen
University of Wisconsin Press
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on:
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042821561
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042821561
Tiivistelmä
This paper analyzes the long-term effects of potentially avoidable C-sections on children's health. Using Finnish administrative data, we document that physicians perform more unplanned C-sections during their regular working hours on days that precede a weekend or public holiday and use this exogenous variation as an instrument for C-sections. We supplement our instrumental variables results with a differences-in-differences estimation that exploits variation in birth mode within sibling pairs and across families. Our results suggest that avoidable unplanned C-sections increase the risk of asthma, but do not affect other immune-mediated disorders previously associated with C-sections.
Kokoelmat
- Rinnakkaistallenteet [19207]