You have a few factors. Medicaid eligibility and more strongly location is a rough approximation for likelihood of complications or infant mortality. I consult

You have a few factors. Medicaid eligibility and more strongly location is a rough approximation for likelihood of complications or infant mortality. I consulted for an opioid surveillance program several years ago at a large scale data analytics level. It was very sobering - basically the scientists could score each pregnancy in the state on a scale of 0-100, where 0% was <5% probability of being born addicted and 100 was >95%. Most addicted mothers got hooked on painkillers as a result of injury or sickness. The biggest factors were access to healthcare, access to transportation, and health insurance. “Bad” zip codes were like 10x more likely to have an opioid addiction and 25x more complications. Being a new dad at the time, it really affected my view of politics in this space. I realized that as cynical as I am, it’s not enough.