The study surveyed 4,000 parents of newborns and 8,000 women of reproductive age but not pregnant between 2008 and 2016.
Parents have a higher risk of medical spending than similarly situated people who are not pregnant, the study found. They also have higher rates of unemployment and gaining and losing Medicaid in the delivery year.
Public health insurance, such as Medicaid, was shown to have lower risks of burdensome health costs than private insurance, according to the study.
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