Participation in Conditional Cash Transfer Program During Pregnancy and Birth Weight-Related Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is limited evidence of the association of conditional cash transfers, an important strategy to reduce poverty, with prevention of adverse birth-related outcomes.

Objective

To investigate the association between receiving benefits from the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) and birth weight indicators.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used a linked data resource, the Centro de Integracao de Dados e Conhecimentos Para Saude (CIDACS) birth cohort. All live-born singleton infants born to mothers registered in the cohort between January 2012 and December 2015 were included. Each analysis was conducted for the overall population and separately by level of education, self-reported maternal race, and number of prenatal appointments. Data were anal

SUBMITTER: Falcao IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685879 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature