The Effect of Maternal Healthcare on the Probability of Child Survival in Azerbaijan

الملخص EN

This study assesses the effects of maternal healthcare on child survival by using nonrandomized data from a cross-sectional survey in Azerbaijan.

Using 2SLS and simultaneous equation bivariate probit models, we estimate the effects of delivering in healthcare facility on probability of child survival taking into account self-selection into the treatment.

For women who delivered at healthcare facilities, the probability of child survival increases by approximately 18%.

Furthermore, if every woman had the opportunity to deliver in healthcare facility, then the probability of child survival in Azerbaijan as a whole would have increased by approximately 16%.