The Association Between State-Level Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Rates of Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Legal Epidemiology Study.

IF 1.6 4区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-12 DOI:10.1017/jme.2024.67

Kathryn A Thomas, Cara A Struble, Madeline R Stenersen, Kelly Moore

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Abstract

Little research has explored relationships between prenatal substance use policies and rates of maternal mortality across all 50 states, despite evidence that prenatal substance use elevates risk of maternal death. This study, utilizing publicly available data, revealed that state-level mandated testing laws predicted maternal mortality after controlling for population characteristics.

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美国州级产前药物使用政策与孕产妇死亡率之间的关系：法律流行病学研究》。

尽管有证据表明产前使用药物会增加孕产妇死亡的风险，但很少有研究探讨产前使用药物政策与 50 个州的孕产妇死亡率之间的关系。本研究利用公开数据揭示，在控制人口特征后，州一级的强制检测法律可预测孕产妇死亡率。

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Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics 医学-医学：法

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

4.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Material published in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (JLME) contributes to the educational mission of The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, covering public health, health disparities, patient safety and quality of care, and biomedical science and research. It provides articles on such timely topics as health care quality and access, managed care, pain relief, genetics, child/maternal health, reproductive health, informed consent, assisted dying, ethics committees, HIV/AIDS, and public health. Symposium issues review significant policy developments, health law court decisions, and books.