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Joint Modeling of Birth Outcomes Using a Copula Distributional Regression Approach

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Low birth weight and preterm birth are key indicators of neonatal health, influencing both immediate and long‐term infant outcomes. While low birth weight may reflect fetal growth restrictions, preterm birth captures disruptions in gestational development. Ignoring the potential interdependence between these variables may lead to an incomplete
Giampiero Marra, Rosalba Radice
wiley   +1 more source

Wrongful Birth Claims and the Paradox of Parenting a Child with a Disability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
“Wrongful birth” is a controversial medical malpractice claim raised by the mother of a child born with a disability against a medical professional whose failure to provide adequate prenatal information denied her the chance to abort.
Yakren, Sofia
core   +1 more source

Perception of neighborhood crime and drugs Increases cardiometabolic risk in Chilean adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
PURPOSE: Studies report an association between neighborhood risk and both obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR) among adolescents. Here we describe the effect of perceived neighborhood risk on adiposity and CMR among Chilean adolescents ...
Blanco, Estela   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Mental Health Around Pregnancy

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study estimates the effects on perinatal mental health of the state's minimum wage and earned income tax credit (EITC), controlling for other policies and state‐level factors. Using data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System for 2012–2018 births we find robust evidence that minimum wages and EITC levels reduce depression ...
Bryce J. Stanley, Karen Smith Conway
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of Sure Start local programmes on seven year olds and their families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This research report presents the findings of a longitudinal study into the impact of Sure Start local programmes (SSLPs) on 7-year-olds and their families.
Belsky, Jay   +2 more
core  

Iodine and pregnancy – a UK cross-sectional survey of dietary intake, knowledge and awareness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Iodine is a key component of the thyroid hormones, which are critical for healthy growth, development and metabolism. The UK population is now classified as mildly iodine-insufficient.
Bouga, M.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Local Responses to Limits on U.S. Public Health Authority During the COVID‐19 Emergency

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public health has become politicized in the U.S. Though research shows that limiting public health authority during emergency response puts community wellbeing and health outcomes at risk, during the COVID‐19 emergency (2020–2021), some U.S. state policymakers limited the disease‐preventing actions local public health agencies could take. This
Genevive R. Meredith   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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