Study Overview
The objective is to evaluate the impact of Oportunidades, a large-scale, conditional cash transfer programme in Mexico, on birthweight. The programme provides cash transfers to low-income, rural households in Mexico, conditional on accepting nutritional supplements health education, and health care.
Study Results
Many governments have turned to CCT programmes as a means of improving the health and schooling of children born into poor families. By providing money directly to poor households, conditional cash transfers aim to better target the poor and overcome household financial constraints in accessing services. We find that the programme contributed to higher birthweight and lower incidence of low birthweight among beneficiary women.
Intervention: Conditional cash transfer program