Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

Effects of neighbourhood socioeconomic disparity on preterm birth during the pandemic: secondary analysis of pregnancy during the pandemic cohort

Preterm birth (PTB) is a major public health concern with significant socioeconomic disparities. While stress-response pathways link neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) to PTB risk, overall PTB rates unexpectedly remained stable or declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Give...