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Neighborhood child opportunity and preterm birth rates by race and ethnicity

JAMA Network Open

2024-09-11
(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of neighborhood opportunity and preterm birth, elevated risk associated with exposure to a very low opportunity neighborhood, coupled with the disproportionate exposure by race and ethnicity, points to a modifiable factor that may contribute to racial and ethnic inequities in preterm birth. Future research should investigate interventions that seek to address neighborhood opportunity. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Candice Belanoff, ScD, MPH, email cbelanof@bu.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32766)

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[Press-News.org] Neighborhood child opportunity and preterm birth rates by race and ethnicity
JAMA Network Open