“For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.” (Link to article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22751415)
The part about the policy lowering infant mortality rate…. If there are some exogenous shock over the last 75 years, the hypothesis seems testable.
Hattip: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113612142759476883204/posts/TV431ZELNJZ