State-Level Social and Economic Policies and Their Association With Perinatal and Infant Outcomes.
infant mortality
latent profile analysis
low birthweight
policy
premature birth
review
Journal
The Milbank quarterly
ISSN: 1468-0009
Titre abrégé: Milbank Q
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8607003
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2022
03 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
8
2
2022
medline:
16
4
2022
entrez:
7
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Policy Points State-level social and economic policies that expand tax credits, increase paid parental leave, raise the minimum wage, and increase tobacco taxes have been demonstrated to reduce adverse perinatal and infant health outcomes. These findings can help prioritize evidence-based legislated policies to improve perinatal and infant outcomes in the United States. Rates of preterm birth and infant mortality are alarmingly high in the United States. Legislated efforts may directly or indirectly reduce adverse perinatal and infant outcomes through the enactment of certain economic and social policies. We conducted a narrative review to summarize the associations between perinatal and infant outcomes and four state-level US policies. We then used a latent profile analysis to create a social and economic policy profile for each state based on the observed policy indicators. Of 27 articles identified, nine focused on tax credits, eight on paid parental leave, four on minimum wages, and six on tobacco taxes. In all but three studies, these policies were associated with improved perinatal or infant outcomes. Thirty-three states had tax credit laws, most commonly the earned income tax credit (n = 28, 56%). Eighteen states had parental leave laws. Two states had minimum wage laws lower than the federal minimum; 14 were equal to the federal minimum; 29 were above the federal minimum; and 5 did not have a state law. The average state tobacco tax was $1.76 (standard deviation = $1.08). The latent profile analysis revealed three policy profiles, with the most expansive policies in Western and Northeastern US states, and the least expansive policies in the US South. State-level social and economic policies have the potential to reduce adverse perinatal and infant health outcomes in the United States. Those states with the least expansive policies should therefore consider enacting these evidence-based policies, as they have shown a demonstratable benefit in other states.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35128726
doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12548
pmc: PMC8932633
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
218-260Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2022 Milbank Memorial Fund.
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