Neighborhood Income Mobility and Risk of Neonatal and Maternal Morbidity

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Socioeconomic position is a determinant of maternal and infant birth outcomes.1 Women of low socioeconomic position tend to have worse health outcomes during pregnancy than those with greater socioeconomic stability.1-9 A growing body of epidemiological studies suggests that maternal and newborn outcomes are shaped by area-level measures of socioeconomic position, independent of individual-level attributes.2-5,7,8,10-12 Residing in an economically deprived area limits the availability, access, and quality of goods, education, and health and social services.12-15

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