Public Coverage of Postpartum Services for Immigrants.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although 23% of births in the US are to non-US-born birthing parents and 6% of births are to undocumented immigrants, many immigrants have limited access to insurance coverage for postpartum care or contraception, which contributes to substantial health disparities. Understanding policy variation in postpartum coverage for immigrants may lay the groundwork for assessing the association of different policy options with maternal and child health.

Objective

To determine if and how each state provides publicly funded insurance coverage during the postpartum period for immigrant birthing parents.

Design, setting, and participants

Policy documentation from every US state and Washington, DC, was reviewed, and legal epidemiology policy mapping via a qualitative con

SUBMITTER: Fabi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12032572 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature