Arbeitspapier

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Neonatal Outcomes

Over the last two decades, the number of delivering mothers using or dependent on opiates has increased dramatically, giving rise to a five-fold increase in the proportion of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). First, the current study documents NAS trends in the United States and their substantial variation across states. Second, it explores the relationship, if any, between the adoption of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and reductions in NAS incidence across the United States. We find that the introduction of operational PDMPs reduced NAS incidence in the United States by 10%. We also examined the effects on birth outcomes, infant mortality, and other pregnancy complications and find little evidence of any effect of PDMPs on birth weight, premature births, and infant mortality.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12796

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health: General
Thema
opioid crisis
infant outcomes
health policy
United States

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Gihleb, Rania
Giuntella, Osea
Zhang, Ning
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Gihleb, Rania
  • Giuntella, Osea
  • Zhang, Ning
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2019

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