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Preterm birth in historically redlined neighborhoods—spatial analysis with individual and community level factors

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Hollenbach S, Thornburg L, Glantz J, Hill E. Associations Between Historically Redlined Districts and Racial Disparities in Current Obstetric Outcomes. JAMA Netw open. 2021 Sep 30;4(9).

Are areas with historically unfavorable Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) ratings (redlined areas) associated with higher levels of preterm birth and poor perinatal outcomes in the modern era when controlling for current parental and community-level covariates?

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The Journal club is a collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics-Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and the International Society for Evidence-based neonatology (EBNEO.org).

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  1. Division of Neonatology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Elizabeth G. Salazar, Kathryn Paul, Daria Murosko & Heather H. Burris

  2. Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Elizabeth G. Salazar & Heather H. Burris

  3. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Heather H. Burris

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EGS, KP, and DM conceptualized and designed the study, drafted the initial paper, reviewed and revised the paper. HHB and MJNT conceptualized and designed the study, critically reviewed and revised the paper. All authors approved the final paper as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Salazar, E.G., Paul, K., Murosko, D. et al. Preterm birth in historically redlined neighborhoods—spatial analysis with individual and community level factors. J Perinatol 43, 411–413 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-022-01509-z

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