A Difference-In Difference Analysis of the South Carolina 2015 Extreme Floods and the Association with Maternal Health.

ABSTRACT: Research documenting the public health impacts of natural disasters often focuses on adults and children. Little research has examined the influence of extreme events, like floods, on maternal health, and less has examined the effect of disasters on maternal indicators like severe maternal morbidity (SMM) or unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short-or long-term consequences to a woman's health. The aim of this study is to identify the impacts of the 2015 flood events on maternal health outcomes in South Carolina, USA. We employ a quasi-experimental design using a difference-in-difference analysis with log-binomial regressions to evaluate maternal outcomes for impacted and control locations during the disaster event. Unlike previous studies, we extended our

SUBMITTER: Sugg MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10956501 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature