This paper explores police operations “pacifying” Rio de Janeiro's favelas to estimate if positive shocks of policing affect birth outcomes. Estimates show that pregnancies residing within official “pacification” borders had 0.07 standard deviation better birth outcomes than pregnancies on the same street but giving birth shortly before the police's arrival. Pacification effects concentrate in the third trimester of gestation and are followed by increases in the number of prenatal visits. No evidence of spillovers is found in areas immediately circumventing pacification borders. Hospital-level estimates indicate no impacts on the supply of health services, stress/anxiety among women, or abortions.

本文探讨了“安抚”里约热内卢贫民窟的警察行动，以估计警察的积极冲击是否会影响生育结果。估计表明，居住在官方“安抚”边界内的怀孕比在同一条街道上怀孕但在警察到达前不久分娩的生育结果好 0.07 个标准差。安抚作用集中在妊娠晚期，随后产前检查次数增加。在直接绕过和平边界的地区没有发现溢出的证据。医院层面的估计表明，对医疗服务的供应、女性的压力/焦虑或堕胎没有影响。