Conflict violence reduction and pregnancy outcomes: A regression discontinuity design in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between exposure to conflict violence during pregnancy and the risks of miscarriage, stillbirth, and perinatal mortality has not been studied empirically using rigorous methods and appropriate data. We investigated the association between reduced exposure to conflict violence during pregnancy and the risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Colombia.

Methods and findings

We adopted a regression discontinuity (RD) design using the July 20, 2015 cease-fire declared during the Colombian peace process as an exogenous discontinuous change in exposure to conflict events during pregnancy, comparing women with conception dates before and after the cease-fire date. We constructed the cohorts of all pregnant women in Colombia for each day between January 1, 2

SUBMITTER: Buitrago G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259980 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature