Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?

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 f...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24190655/learning-works-better-programs-policies-argentina-can-performance-payments-improve-newborn-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22633

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spelling	okr-10986-226332021-04-23T14:04:10Z Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health? World Bank 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 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. 2015-09-16T21:02:45Z 2015-09-16T21:02:45Z 2015-02 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24190655/learning-works-better-programs-policies-argentina-can-performance-payments-improve-newborn-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22633 English en_US From evidence to policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Argentina
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 World Bank Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?
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description	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.
format	Brief
author	World Bank
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title	Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?
title_short	Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?
title_full	Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?
title_fullStr	Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?
title_full_unstemmed	Argentina : Can Performance Payments Improve Newborn Health?
title_sort	argentina : can performance payments improve newborn health?
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24190655/learning-works-better-programs-policies-argentina-can-performance-payments-improve-newborn-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22633
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