Encouraging use of prenatal care through conditional cash transfers: Evidence from JUNTOS in Peru
利用秘鲁2000-2011年数据，通过双重差分法发现JUNTOS项目提高了贫困农村妇女的产前保健利用率，包括专业医疗服务和检查，并降低了分娩时产科急症的概率。
We use a difference-in-differences strategy to estimate the effects of JUNTOS, a conditional cash transfer program targeted to poor rural households in Peru, on use of prenatal care. Using data from the Peruvian Demographic and Health Surveys over the period 2000-2011, we find that JUNTOS increased prenatal care utilization among program-eligible women. Even more, we find positive effects of JUNTOS on the probability of receiving prenatal care delivered by a skilled professional, including specific medical checkups during the prenatal visits, and a negative effect on the probability of experiencing obstetric emergencies during labor and childbirth.