This research examines how neighbourhood social vulnerability affects the risk of preterm birth in infants with trisomy 21.
Statewide analysis of preterm birth incidences
Evaluation of neighbourhood social conditions
Focus on infants diagnosed with trisomy 21
Increased social vulnerability correlates with higher rates of preterm birth in trisomy 21 infants
Identified significant health risk disparities based on neighbourhood socioeconomic factors
Abstract
These findings underscore the importance of neighbourhood social vulnerability in influencing perinatal health risks, particularly PTB among infants with trisomy 21.