Experiences of Poverty Around the Time of a Birth
A Research Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10967678 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christal Hamilton (0000-0002-7018-7419, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, corresponding author), Laurel Sariscsany (0009-0002-8445-700X, Grace Abbott School of Social Work, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA), Jane Waldfogel (0000-0002-9213-182X, Columbia University), Christopher Wimer (0000-0002-9688-0449, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 965-976 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00703370-10837403 |
| PMID | 37326011 |
| OpenAlex | W4380870036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
While research highlights that, on average, women's income and labor force participation fall around the time of a birth, little is known about how women's experiences of poverty around childbirth vary by birth parity or race and ethnicity. Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (a comprehensive measure of poverty), this research note examines the poverty rate of mothers overall and by birth parity and racial and ethnic group in the six months before and after childbirth. We also assess the role of current government support programs in moderating financial losses during the time around a birth. We find that poverty rates among mothers increase after childbirth, with the magnitude varying by birth parity and racial and ethnic group. While current government programs help reduce poverty among mothers around childbirth, these programs do not protect mothers from falling into poverty after childbirth nor do they reduce the inequities in poverty by race or ethnicity. Our results highlight the need for greater public assistance for mothers with recent births to ensure improved child and family well-being and also call attention to the need for policies to address long-standing racial and ethnic inequities in child and family well-being
Childbirth · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Political science · Poverty · Pregnancy · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |