Preventing Eviction During Pregnancy: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Theoretical Safety-Net Program
by Mandelbaum, A. et al.The objective of the study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a program covering the cost of rent to prevent eviction during pregnancy. The no eviction strategy is cost-effective and reduces cases of preterm birth, neonatal death, and neurodevelopmental delay. When rent is below the median of $1,016 per month, no eviction is the cost-saving strategy. These findings suggest that policies supporting social programmatic implementation for rent coverage for pregnant people at risk of eviction have the potential to be highly beneficial in reducing costs and disparities in perinatal outcomes.
Association of Conditional Cash Transfers With Maternal Mortality Using the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort
by Flávia Jôse O. Alves etal.The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between being a Bolsa Família program (BFP) beneficiary and maternal mortality and to examine how this association differs by duration of BFP receipt, maternal race, living in rural or urban areas, the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI), and municipal primary health care coverage. This cross-sectional analysis nested within the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort found an association between BFP receipt and maternal mortality. This association was of greater magnitude in women with longer exposure to BFP and in the most vulnerable groups. These findings reinforce evidence that programs such as BFP, which have already proven effective in poverty reduction, have great potential to improve maternal survival.
The authors aimed to estimate the health and financial risk protection benefits across different wealth groups in Nigeria if a policy of public financing of MNCH interventions were to be introduced. Findings suggest that public financing of essential MNCH interventions in Nigeria would provide substantial health and financial risk protection benefits to Nigerian households. These benefits would accrue preferentially to the poorest quintiles and would contribute towards reduction of health and socioeconomic inequalities in Nigeria. The distribution would be more pro-poor if public financing of MNCH interventions could target poor households.