JAMA Network Open · 10 authors, 7 centres
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In this randomized clinical trial of 1000 mother-child dyads experiencing poverty, monthly unconditional cash transfers did not improve children's health or sleep over the first 3 years of life, but did increase fresh produce consumption at age 2 years.
This preregistered randomized clinical trial enrolled 1000 mother-child dyads experiencing poverty. The cash transfers did not improve maternal reports of children's overall health, health diagnoses, sleep disturbance, or emergency healthcare use. However, the cash transfers led to increased reported consumption of fresh produce at age 2 years. The sample consisted of infants who did not require neonatal intensive care and were predominantly of normal birth weight and born at term, limiting variability in health outcomes.
