Association of Pregnancy-Specific Alcohol Policies With Infant Morbidities and Maltreatment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Research has found associations of pregnancy-specific alcohol policies with increased low birth weight and preterm birth, but associations with other infant outcomes are unknown.

Objective

To examine the associations of pregnancy-specific alcohol policies with infant morbidities and maltreatment.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used outcome data from Merative MarketScan, a national database of private insurance claims. The study cohort included individuals aged 25 to 50 years who gave birth to a singleton between 2006 and 2019 in the US, had been enrolled 1 year before and 1 year after delivery, and could be matched with an infant. Data were analyzed from August 2021 to April 2023.

Exposures

Nine state-level pregnanc

SUBMITTER: Roberts SCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401306 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature