Association of the 2021 Child Tax Credit Advance Payments With Low Birth Weight in the US
Association of the 2021 Child Tax Credit Advance Payments With Low Birth Weight in the US
C. Margerison,Yasamean Zamani-Hank,3 Authors,T. Bruckner
TLDR
It is suggested that CTC advance payments did not translate to reductions in LBW, and additional research is needed to evaluate possible explanations for the associated increase inLBW.
Abstract
Key Points Question Were the Child Tax Credit (CTC) advance payments that were disbursed in July through December 2021 associated with low birth weight (LBW)? Findings In this cross-sectional study of more than 28 million births to parous people, the odds of LBW increased by a significant 4.2% among births exposed to the CTC (ie, monthly cohorts of births between July and December 2021). Meaning These findings suggest that CTC advance payments did not translate to reductions in LBW, and additional research is needed to evaluate possible explanations for the associated increase in LBW.