Association Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Fertility Among Pregnancy Planners in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Decades of inequitable policies in the US have yielded disparities in neighborhood quality, and some studies show that living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with worse health outcomes, including reproductive health outcomes. However, no US studies to date have directly examined the association between residence in disadvantaged neighborhoods and fertility.

Objective

To examine the association between residence in disadvantaged neighborhoods and fecundability, a sensitive marker of fertility with many health implications.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective preconception cohort study used the Pregnancy Study Online, for which baseline data were collected from June 19, 2013, through April 12, 2019. The study inc

SUBMITTER: Willis MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature