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Protective Places: the Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Preterm Births to Black Women in Oakland, California (2007–2011)

Authors: Rachel L. Berkowitz, Mahasin Mujahid, Michelle Pearl, Victor Poon, Carolina K. Reid, Amani M. Allen

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2022

Abstract

Black women have the highest incidence of preterm birth (PTB). Upstream factors, including neighborhood context, may be key drivers of this increased risk. This study assessed the relationship between neighborhood quality, defined by the Healthy Places Index, and PTB among Black women who lived in Oakland, California, and gave birth between 2007 and 2011 (N = 5418 women, N = 107 census tracts). We found that, compared with those living in lower quality neighborhoods, women living in higher quality neighborhoods had 20–38% lower risk of PTB, independent of confounders. Findings have implications for place-based research and interventions to address racial inequities in PTB.

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The terminology of “woman” is not inclusive of all birthing persons’ identities. All birthing persons whose birth certificates and prenatal screening data were included in this study were identified as “women.” We therefore use the language of “women” and “maternal” when describing the study participants.

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Title: Protective Places: the Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Preterm Births to Black Women in Oakland, California (2007–2011)
Authors: Rachel L. Berkowitz
Mahasin Mujahid
Michelle Pearl
Victor Poon
Carolina K. Reid
Amani M. Allen
Publication date: 06-04-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Premature Birth
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00624-8

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Protective Places: the Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Preterm Births to Black Women in Oakland, California (2007–2011)

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