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Poor children face barriers to healthy
development even before they are born. Their mothers may not
have nutritious food or proper prenatal care, which can harm
a baby s brain development when it needs it most. Mothers
may not deliver in a health facility nor have a skilled
birth attendant present, increasing the risk of
complications and ultimately putting their life and that of
the baby at risk. In Argentina, the World Bank supported a
government program, Plan Nacer, to improve maternal-child
health outcomes through increased coverage and quality of
health services. The program gives provincial authorities
financial incentives for enrolling pregnant women and
children in the program and for achieving specific primary
health care goals. An impact evaluation found that Plan
Nacer improved the birth weight of babies and reduced
newborn deaths, while improving access to public health
facilities and boosting the quality of care. The evidence
from this evaluation will equip policy makers in low and
middle income countries with additional information when
designing health programs aimed at improving specific
outcomes. As governments around the world look for ways to
create effective programs to help their poorest citizens,
the results from this impact evaluation provide an example
of how health sector reforms can give children the right
start in life.
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BABIES, BABY, BIRTH ATTENDANT, BRAIN, CESAREAN SECTION, CESAREAN SECTIONS, CHILD HEALTH, CITIZENS, CLINICS, COMPLICATIONS, COUNSELING, DEATHS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISABILITY, DYING, EARLY DEATH, EARLY PREGNANCY, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, EFFECTIVE USE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH RESULTS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH TARGETS, HEALTH WORKERS, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, HOSPITAL, HOSPITALS, ILLNESS, IMMUNIZATION, IMPACT EVALUATIONS, IMPACTS OF POVERTY, INCOME, INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS, INFANT, INFANT DEATH, INFANT MORTALITY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LIVE BIRTHS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MATERNITY HOSPITALS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL RECORDS, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATE, MOTHER, MOTHERS, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NEONATAL MORTALITY, NEWBORN, NEWBORN DEATHS, NEWBORN HEALTH, NEWBORN MORTALITY, NEWBORNS, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POPULATION CENSUS, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMAN, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRENATAL CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PROBABILITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY OF CARE, QUALITY OF HEALTH, TETANUS, TREATMENT, USE OF RESOURCES, VACCINATION, VACCINE, VACCINES, WOMENS HEALTH, WORKERS, YOUTH