Birth Outcomes in Relation to Neighborhood Food Access and Individual Food Insecurity During Pregnancy in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort Study

CONCLUSION: Residence in LILA or LILV neighborhoods during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes. These findings highlight the need for future studies examining whether investing in neighborhood resources to improve food access during pregnancy would promote equitable birth outcomes.PMID:38431121 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.02.022

Source: Am J Clin Nutr - March 2, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Izzuddin M Aris Pi-I D Lin Allison J Wu Dana Dabelea Barry M Lester Rosalind J Wright Margaret R Karagas Jean M Kerver Anne L Dunlop Christine L M Joseph Carlos A Camargo Jody M Ganiban Rebecca J Schmidt Rita S Strakovsky Cindy T McEvoy Alison E Hipwell T Source Type: research