single mothers
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Does Medicaid coverage change the prenatal health behaviors of pregnant women?
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Research shows that expanded Medicaid coverage has counterintuitive impacts on prenatal health behaviors, hurting infants’ health.
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It Takes a Village: The Effects of Familial Financial Support on Children Raised by Single Mothers
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New research shows that support from fathers, family, and friends plays a crucial role in relieving the economic burden of low-income, single mothers, resulting in benefits for the behavioral and developmental outcomes of their children.
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TV as Birth Control? The Surprising Role of MTV’s ’16 and Pregnant’ in Reducing Teenage Births
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Study finds causal relationship between viewings of MTV’s popular reality show and a decline in US teenage births.
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Unintended Consequences: How Child Support Programs Discourage Employment for Low-Income Families
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Low-income fathers with debt are more likely to reduce labor hours and child support payments.