Association of China's two-child policy with changes in number of births and birth defects rate, 2008-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In October 2015, China's one-child policy was universally replaced by a so-called two-child policy. This study investigated the association between the enactment of the new policy and changes in the number of births, and health-related birth outcomes.

Methods

We used difference-in-difference model to analyse the birth record data in Pudong New Area, Shanghai.The design is descriptive before-and-after comparative study.

Results

The data covered three policy periods: the one-child policy period (January 2008 to November 2014); the partial two-child policy period (December 2014 to June 2016); the universal two-child policy period (July 2016 to December 2017). There was an estimate of 7656 additional births during the 18 months of the implementation of the univ

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895506 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature