Associations between alcohol taxes and varied health outcomes among women of reproductive age and infants.

Meenakshi S SubbaramanAlex SchulteNancy F BerglasWilliam C KerrSue ThomasRyan TreffersGuodong LiuSarah C M Roberts

Published in: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) (2024)

Results show protective associations between increased wine and spirits volume-based and sales taxes with infant and maternal morbidities. Policies that index tax rates to inflation might yield more public health benefits, including for pregnant people and infants.

Keyphrases

public health
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
global health
polycystic ovary syndrome
healthcare
birth weight
type diabetes
mental health
alcohol consumption
cervical cancer screening
health information
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
social media
gestational age