Community-Based Doulas: A Proven Solution to Improve Perinatal Outcomes
Access to community-based doulas promotes healthier and more equitable infant birth outcomes, maternal and child health, and nurturing and responsive parenting. Community-based doulas are nonmedical, unlicensed, trained professionals who provide emotional, physical, and informational support
State Policy Lever Checklists
State leaders have a wide array of policy levers to consider when crafting state policies known to support the prenatal-to-3 period. To ensure that a policy has its intended impact on infants, toddlers, and their
Implementing a Refundable State Earned Income Tax Credit in South Carolina: A Benefit-Cost Analysis
Impacts on workers, families, and the state budget
2022 Roadmap Simulation: Same Family, Different Resources
What level of resources does a single parent with an infant and a toddler have to provide for their children in your state? How much do they have left of their earnings from their minimum
Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: State Pathways and Policy Impacts
RESEARCH BRIEF | B.007.0222 February 2022 Download PDF Medicaid covers nearly half of all births in the United States.1 As such, state actions to change aspects of the program, like the length of coverage during
Implementing a State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in Pennsylvania: A Benefit-Cost Analysis
Impacts on workers, families, and the state budget
2021 Roadmap Deep Dive: Beyond effectiveness: How can state policy choices increase equity?
State policy and programmatic actions can lead to or reduce racial disparities. Adopting and implementing the effective policies outlined in the Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap are steps in the right direction to strengthen equity in systems of
The Build Back Better Act: Increasing Affordability, Access, and Quality of Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
The full cost of high-quality child care is commonly equivalent to tuition at a four-year public university. To help working families with low incomes afford care, child care subsidy programs provide financial assistance to improve
2021 Roadmap Deep Dive: Beyond eligibility: How can states reduce barriers to accessing benefits?
Benefits are not impactful if those who are eligible cannot access them. Watch below for an important discussion on strengthening policies and increasing impact by reducing barriers to accessing benefits. Nationally recognized scholars Dr. Pamela
2021 Roadmap Simulation: Same Family, Different Resources
What level of resources does a single mother with an infant and a toddler have to provide for her children in your state? How much does she have left of her earnings from her minimum wage
