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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • Societal Impact on Health

Background:

  • Preterm birth remains a significant public health concern with varying rates across U.S. states.
  • Existing research highlights numerous individual risk factors for preterm birth.
  • The influence of state-level reproductive rights policies on preterm birth rates is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the association between state reproductive rights policies and preterm birth rates.
  • To determine if this association persists after controlling for individual maternal risk factors.
  • To investigate the impact of policy restrictiveness on preterm birth likelihood.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the 2022 National Vital Statistics System Natality File (3,530,543 births).
  • Utilized Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) Reproductive Rights Index scores, categorized into most-restrictive, somewhat-restrictive, and least-restrictive states.
  • Employed logistic regression to assess preterm birth odds, adjusting for maternal sociodemographic and clinical factors, with sensitivity analyses for other state characteristics.

Main Results:

  • Mean preterm birth rates were higher in more restrictive states (11.2%) compared to least restrictive states (9.4%).
  • Births in most-restrictive states had 20% higher odds, and somewhat-restrictive states had 16% higher odds of preterm birth versus least-restrictive states, even after risk factor adjustment.
  • A significant positive correlation (r = .54, p < .001) was observed between state policy restrictiveness and preterm birth percentage.

Conclusions:

  • Restrictive reproductive rights policies may be associated with increased preterm birth rates.
  • Potential mechanisms include higher rates of unintended pregnancy and greater maternal comorbidity in restrictive policy environments.
  • Findings contribute to understanding health disparities linked to state-level reproductive rights legislation.