State Policies to Promote Equity in Healthy Perinatal Outcomes: A Summary of the Evidence
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Barriers to health care, high-quality health insurance, and parental leave work together to leave families and children vulnerable during the perinatal period. These barriers can shape life-long outcomes, particularly for children from historically marginalized groups.