Unconditional Prenatal Income Supplement and Birth Outcomes Lay-Language Translation

2016

Lindsay Sauve
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Babies that are born healthy are more likely to be healthy children and healthy adults as they grow up. Previous research has shown that disadvantaged groups have worse birth outcomes, including higher rates of low birth weight babies. There are many ways to help mothers give birth to healthy babies, including social programs and financial support during pregnancy. Because there are so many types of programs to support pregnant women, these researchers created a study to determine if a Canadian program that provides unconditional cash support to pregnant mothers is related to better birth outcomes. Most prenatal programs that have more rules regarding how the money is earned and spent by mothers and support is usually administered through discounts and vouchers rather than cash.

birth outcomes, prenatal income supplement, low-income

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