Unintended Perinatal Health Consequences Associated With a Swedish Family Policy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The 1980 and 1986 Swedish so-called speed premium policies aimed at protecting parents' income-based parental leave benefits for birth intervals shorter than 24 and 30 months, respectively, but indirectly encouraged shorter birth spacing and childbearing at older ages, both risk factors for several perinatal health outcomes. Whether those policy changes are associated with perinatal health remains unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the association between the 1980 and 1986 speed premium policies and perinatal health outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study investigated data from 1 762 784 singleton births in the Swedish Medical Birth Register from January 1, 1974, through December 31, 1991. Data were analyzed from October 11, 2022,

SUBMITTER: Debiasi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002779 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature