ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2026
Minimum Wage Policies and Obstetric Disorders in the U.S.
Article in American journal of preventive medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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introductionHypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major public health problem in the U.S., particularly given higher rates among disadvantaged communities. This study examined the impact of minimum wage policies on hypertensive and other obstetric disorders in a population-based setting.
methodsThis analysis used U.S. national, state-level data from the 1992-2019 Global Burden of Disease study to estimate the associations between changes in state-level minimum wages and the incidence of maternal hypertensive and other obstetric disorders. Generalized difference-in-differences models were implemented. Analysis was performed in January-July 2025.
resultsThe mean incidence of maternal hypertensive disorders was 410 cases per 100,000 women. In fully adjusted models, a $1 or greater increase in the minimum wage was associated with a reduction in the incidence of maternal hypertensive disorders of 64.1 per 100,000 women (95% CI= -108.6, -19.7) over 5 years. Results were consistent across a variety of estimation strategies, including 2-way fixed effects and alternative approaches designed to account for staggered policy implementation.
conclusionsFindings suggest that minimum wage policies may play a role in reducing maternal hypertensive disorders. Further research is needed using individual-level data to explore effect heterogeneity and examine subgroup impacts, especially by race and ethnicity.
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