Living in a block group with a higher eviction rate is associated with increased odds of preterm delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Housing instability is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recent studies indicate that eviction, which may affect a larger segment of the population than other forms of housing instability, is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, these studies evaluate eviction across large areas, such as counties, so it remains unclear whether these patterns extend to individual-level pregnancy outcomes.

Methods

We used data on a cohort of all singleton live births at a single Chicago hospital between March 2008 and March 2018 to investigate the associations between block-group eviction rates and individual adverse pregnancy outcomes. Eviction data were obtained from the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Generalised estimating equations were used

SUBMITTER: Freedman AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8917989 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature