Food insecurity in pregnancy, receipt of food assistance, and perinatal complications

JAMA Network Open

2025-01-23

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study, food insecurity in pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of perinatal complications, and these associations were overall attenuated to the null among individuals who received food assistance in pregnancy. These findings support clinical guidelines of screening for food insecurity in pregnancy and provide evidence to expand food assistance programs that may help improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Rana F. Chehab, PhD (Rana.Chehab@kp.org) and Yeyi Zhu, PhD (Yeyi.Zhu@kp.org).

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.55955)

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