Maternal & child health

South Carolina’s Bold Maternal Health Experiment Disappoints

A large randomized trial showed home visits from nurses for pregnant people did not improve their or their babies’ health outcomes.

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Nursing Home Visits, Abortion and Intimate Partner Violence: More from ASHEcon

Soleil recaps two more fascinating studies from the 2023 ASHEcon conference.

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What Gas Stoves, Minimum Wage Laws and the Military Teach Us About Health Policy

We get a sneak peek at some of the most exciting papers coming out of a major health economics conference.

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New Insights into Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Soleil interviews health economist Jevay Grooms about the NBER’s 2023 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities conference.

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The Challenge of Improving Birth Outcomes for Low-Income Women

Jose Fernandez shares new research that explores whether longer and more frequent prenatal nurse visits effect adverse birth outcomes.

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‘Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?’ Transcript

‘Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?’ Transcript May 26, 2022 Note: This transcript has been created with a combination of machine ears and human eyes. There may be small differences between this document and the audio version, which is one of many reasons we encourage you to listen to the episode! Listen in Apple Podcasts…

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