The objective of the study is to examine the association between neighborhood-level social determinants of health and stillbirth. Findings suggest that neighborhood deprivation, quantified by Area Deprivation Index (ADI) score, was a robust independent predictor of stillbirth, whereas the associations between the Maternal Vulnerability Index (MVI) or Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and stillbirth were modest. Integrating the ADI into obstetric risk assessment and directing resources, especially perinatal mental health services, to highly deprived areas may help reduce persistent stillbirth disparities.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41198133/
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