From: Prenatal care and socioeconomic status: effect on cesarean delivery
 | Full sample | Low-risk subsample | ||||||||
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Prenatal care | ||||||||||
 First prenatal visit | ||||||||||
  Second trimester | 1.10 (0.129) | 1.09 (0.129) |  |  | 1.06 (0.174) | 1.05 (0.169) | 1.75c(0.509) | 1.67c(0.464) | 1.40 (0.573) | 1.34 (0.524) |
  Third trimester | 1.06 (0.252) | 1.05 (0.249) |  |  | 0.46 (0.259) | 0.46 (0.258) | 1.92 (1.379) | 1.93 (1.386) | 2.24 (1.528) | 2.27 (1.543) |
 Obstetric ultrasounds | ||||||||||
  < 3 | 1.02 (0.062) | 1.02 (0.061) |  |  | 1.05 (0.190) | 1.05 (0.190) | 1.04 (0.329) | 1.06 (0.337) | 0.87 (0.326) | 0.88 (0.334) |
  ≥ 4 | 1.31a(0.057) | 1.31a(0.058) |  |  | 1.32a(0.090) | 1.32a(0.091) | 1.12 (0.113) | 1.11 (0.110) | 1.10 (0.121) | 1.09 (0.118) |
 No nuchal translucency ultrasound | 0.98 (0.076) | 0.99 (0.074) |  |  | 0.96 (0.130) | 0.97 (0.129) | 0.95 (0.293) | 1.00 (0.289) | 1.01 (0.355) | 1.06 (0.345) |
 No morphology ultrasound | 0.75b(0.108) | 0.75b(0.108) |  |  | 0.69a(0.076) | 0.69a(0.076) | 0.82 (0.221) | 0.78 (0.205) | 0.71 (0.235) | 0.67 (0.218) |
 No early prenatal interview | 1.06b(0.049) | 1.06 (0.049) |  |  | 1.05 (0.048) | 1.05 (0.047) | 1.00 (0.079) | 1.01 (0.077) | 0.97 (0.093) | 0.98 (0.092) |
 No prenatal education | 1.33a(0.022) | 1.33a(0.022) |  |  | 1.39a(0.038) | 1.39a(0.038) | 1.25a(0.068) | 1.26a(0.062) | 1.22b(0.098) | 1.22a(0.092) |
Woman’s socioeconomic level | ||||||||||
 Single |  |  | 0.77a(0.071) | 0.77a(0.072) | 0.72c(0.129) | 0.72c(0.131) | 0.44a(0.113) | 0.44a(0.115) | 0.48a(0.119) | 0.48a(0.122) |
 Uninsured |  |  | 1.06 (0.078) | 1.06 (0.078) | 1.10 (0.094) | 1.10 (0.094) | 0.91 (0.306) | 0.92 (0.311) | 0.67 (0.247) | 0.68 (0.251) |
 Education | ||||||||||
  Primary school |  |  | 1.23c(0.140) | 1.22c(0.141) | 1.19 (0.172) | 1.19 (0.173) | 1.45 (0.578) | 1.45 (0.582) | 1.47 (0.603) | 1.46 (0.595) |
  Some secondary school |  |  | 1.33a(0.059) | 1.33a(0.059) | 1.29a(0.083) | 1.29a(0.084) | 1.34b(0.161) | 1.35b(0.164) | 1.32b(0.151) | 1.34b(0.155) |
  Completed secondary school |  |  | 1.29a(0.039) | 1.29a(0.039) | 1.24a(0.035) | 1.24a(0.034) | 1.27a(0.081) | 1.28a(0.084) | 1.29a(0.082) | 1.30a(0.085) |
 Occupation | ||||||||||
  Manual worker |  |  | 1.26a(0.097) | 1.26a(0.097) | 1.33a(0.131) | 1.33a(0.131) | 1.55 (0.492) | 1.55 (0.495) | 1.47 (0.553) | 1.50 (0.570) |
  Office, sales, or service staff |  |  | 1.13a(0.042) | 1.13a(0.042) | 1.12a(0.041) | 1.12a(0.041) | 1.14c (0.080) | 1.14c(0.081) | 1.12c(0.072) | 1.12c(0.071) |
  Farmer |  |  | 1.24 (0.455) | 1.25 (0.457) | 1.03 (0.426) | 1.04 (0.431) | 1.29 (0.877) | 1.32 (0.892) | 1.80 (1.186) | 1.82 (1.194) |
  Craft/trades worker or entrepreneur |  |  | 1.10 (0.080) | 1.10 (0.080) | 1.14c(0.090) | 1.14c(0.090) | 1.16 (0.281) | 1.15 (0.275) | 1.18 (0.354) | 1.17 (0.347) |
  Intermediate (technical) |  |  | 1.13a(0.052) | 1.13a(0.052) | 1.13c(0.075) | 1.13c(0.074) | 1.19a(0.058) | 1.20a(0.064) | 1.25a(0.078) | 1.26a(0.085) |
Work status | ||||||||||
  Unemployed |  |  | 1.14b(0.066) | 1.14b(0.066) | 1.14c(0.080) | 1.14c(0.080) | 0.81 (0.111) | 0.81 (0.114) | 0.74b(0.099) | 0.74b(0.101) |
  Not in labor force |  |  | 0.94 (0.041) | 0.94 (0.041) | 0.91 (0.058) | 0.91 (0.058) | 1.01 (0.111) | 1.01 (0.108) | 1.01 (0.113) | 1.01 (0.116) |
Partner’s socioeconomic level | ||||||||||
 Occupation | ||||||||||
  Manual worker |  |  | 1.15a(0.057) | 1.15a(0.057) | 1.08 (0.067) | 1.08 (0.067) |  |  |  |  |
  Office, sales, or service staff |  |  | 1.13a(0.033) | 1.13a(0.033) | 1.11a(0.043) | 1.11a(0.043) |  |  |  |  |
  Farmer |  |  | 1.06 (0.218) | 1.06 (0.217) | 1.05 (0.273) | 1.05 (0.271) |  |  |  |  |
  Craft/trades worker or entrepreneur |  |  | 1.10 (0.075) | 1.10 (0.074) | 1.06 (0.087) | 1.06 (0.086) |  |  |  |  |
  Intermediate (technical) |  |  | 1.07 (0.054) | 1.07 (0.055) | 1.09 (0.095) | 1.09 (0.096) |  |  |  |  |
 Work status | ||||||||||
  Unemployed |  |  | 1.01 (0.080) | 1.01 (0.080) | 1.11 (0.114) | 1.11 (0.115) |  |  |  |  |
  Not in labor force |  |  | 1.17a(0.050) | 1.17a(0.050) | 1.12b(0.064) | 1.12b(0.064) |  |  |  |  |
Epidemiologic controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Hospital controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hospital effects | Fixed | Random | Fixed | Random | Fixed | Random | Fixed | Random | Fixed | Random |
Residence fixed effects | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
N (observations) | 68,314 | 68,314 | 58,324 | 58,324 | 41,141 | 41,141 | 9507 | 9507 | 8020 | 8020 |