Financial Hardship Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States, 2013 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Financial hardship affects health care access and health outcomes among peripartum women.

Objective

To evaluate the prevalence of financial hardship among peripartum women over time and by insurance type and income.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included peripartum women, defined as women aged 18 to 45 years who reported being currently pregnant or pregnant in the past 12 months, who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 2013 to 2018. Data were analyzed from January to May 2021.

Exposures

Current pregnancy or recent pregnancy as well as insurance type and income.

Main outcomes and measures

Three measures of financial hardship within the last year were evaluated: (1) unmet health care need due

SUBMITTER: Taylor K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556621 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature