Mother\'s Health Knowledge, Prenatal Care and Health Production Function

The study differs from other studies by introducing the different health production functions before and after birth, and that the delivery plays an important role for a child\'s health prospects. Infant health outcomes include birthweight, the probabilities of low-and very low-weight births, birthweight adjusted for gestational ages.

Indicators of child health include child\'s weight and height. Some key questions that we will address are: What are the impacts of prenatal care and other health behaviors on infant health outcomes? How do these effects differ by mother\'s education and health knowledge?