New Consortium publication on the impact of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on perinatal health

New Consortium publication from Pilot Grantee Guangyi Wang and team examines the impact of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on perinatal health. They find the CTC expansion was associated with increased appropriate-for-gestational-age births and decreased small-for-gestational-age and large-for-gestational-age births. These results suggest that the expanded CTC had positive effects on certain perinatal outcomes among low-income families, highlighting the potential of income support policies to reduce health inequities during a critical life stage and informing policymaking.