The Influence of Gentrification on Adverse Birth Outcomes in California.

ABSTRACT: Evidence has documented the effects of place on perinatal outcomes, but less is known about the sociopolitical mechanisms, such as gentrification, that shape neighborhood context and produce spatialized inequities in adverse birth outcomes. Leveraging a diverse sample in California, we assessed the associations between gentrification and birth outcomes: preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age, and low birth weight. Gentrification was measured using the Freeman method and the Displacement and Gentrification Typology. Descriptive analysis assessed outcome prevalence and race and ethnicity distribution by exposure and participant characteristics. Overall and race and ethnicity-stratified mixed effects logistic models examined associations between gentrification and birth outcomes, sequential

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652705 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature