Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Fertility in a Cohort of US Black Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structural racism can manifest in contemporary neighborhoods via historical policies or programs. For example, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, a government-backed program from the 1930s, systematically diverted wealth away from Black neighborhoods. The reproductive health consequences of this racist program remain understudied. We evaluated associations between residence in a historically redlined neighborhood and fecundability, the per-cycle probability of conception.

Methods

We used data from the Black Women's Health Study, a US cohort of Black women who were aged 21-69 years in 1995 and were followed up with biannual questionnaires. Experiences of infertility (i.e., tried for ≥12 months to conceive without success) were captured on several questionnaires. A

SUBMITTER: Willis MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765556 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature