Maternal and Infant Health Inequality: New Evidence from Linked Administrative Data.

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Maternal and Infant Health Inequality: New Evidence from Linked Administrative Data.

February 22, 2023

Kennedy-Moulton K, Miller S, Persson P, et al. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research; 2022. NBER Working Paper No. 30693.

Unequal maternal care access and safety are known problems in communities of color. This report examines the alignment of economic stability with maternal and infant care quality and found parental income secondary to race and ethnicity as a damaging influence on care outcomes.

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