Birth and Early Childhood Outcomes in Families Receiving an Unconditional Prenatal Cash Benefit
In this cohort study of low-income mothers and newborns, the associations of the Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit with birth and child development outcomes diminished from 2003 to 2019, with many disappearing. Given the importance of prenatal health to these outcomes, these findings suggest that the benefit amount should be increased and adjusted for inflation in future years.
Authors
- Hera J M Casidsid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9329-3334)
- Elaine Burland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9665-3126)
- Wanda Phillips-Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-612X)
- Nathan Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-5297)
- Alan Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8280-7024)
- Joykrishna Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-5728)
- Dan Château (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-820X)
- Mariette Chartier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4580-6510)
- Marni Brownell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-4404)
- Julianne Sanguins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-2046)
- Jennifer Enns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-7582)
- Farzana Quddus
- Hannah Owczar
- Robert Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-5129)
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AU)
- Red River College (CA)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26996
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87