Prenatal drug use and the production of infant health
By: Kelly Noonan ... [et al.].
Contributors: Noonan, Kelly.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11433; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11433.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Birth weight, Low -- United States.; Pregnant women -- Drug use -- United States.
Description: "We estimate the effect of illicit drug use during pregnancy on low birth weight.  We use data from a national longitudinal study of urban parents that includes post-partum interviews with mothers, hospital medical record data on the mother and newborn, extensive demographic information on both parents, and information about the city where the mother resides.  We address the potential endogeneity of prenatal drug use and present estimates using alternative measures of prenatal illicit drug use.  Depending on how drug use is measured, we find deleterious effects of illicit drug use on low birth weight that range from 3 to 5 percentage points"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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