Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263614 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15398
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We evaluate the impact of a nationwide public health intervention on deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), using population data from Denmark in a regression discontinuity research design. The information campaign–implemented primarily through a universal nurse home visiting program–reduced infant mortality by 17.2 percent and saved between 11.6-13.5 lives over 10,000 births. The estimated effect sizes are 11-14 times larger among low birthweight and preterm infants relative to the overall population. Improvement in infant mortality is concentrated among those with low socio-economic status and with limited access to health information, thereby reducing health inequities at birth.
Subjects: 
SIDS
information campaign
infant mortality
Denmark
JEL: 
I12
I24
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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