Replication Code: Linking deliveries to newborns using nationwide Medicaid data

Replication Code: Linking deliveries to newborns using nationwide Medicaid data

This repository contains the replication materials for the article:

Linking deliveries to newborns using nationwide Medicaid data
Lilla Orr (University of Richmond)
Basil Seif (Stanford University)
Sun Jeon (Stanford University)
Elisa Cascardi (Stanford University)
Sakshina Bhatt (Stanford University)
Jonas Swartz (Duke University)
Maria Isabel Rodriguez (OHSU)
Lee Sanders (Stanford University)
Fernando Mendoza (Stanford University)
Jens Hainmueller (Stanford University)

The code implements a scalable, deterministic framework to identify deliveries and newborns in Medicaid claims and to link mother–infant dyads across states and over time (MAX and T‑MSIS/TAF, 2011–2019). It reproduces figures, tables, and appendices described in the manuscript.