OBJECTIVES: This study examined the socioeconomic precursors of disparities in maternal
health by measuring the associations of nine neighborhood-level indicators of social …

Objectives. This study sought to examine relationships between neighborhood
socioeconomic characteristics and birthweight, accounting for individual socioeconomic …

OBJECTIVES: Past research on low birthweight has focused on individual-level risk factors.
We sought to assess the contribution of macrolevel social factors by using census tract-level …

Differences in maternal characteristics only partially explain the lower birth weights of infants
of African-American women. It is hypothesized that economic and social features of urban …

Objectives. We examined the influence of racial residential segregation, independent of
neighborhood economic factors, on the overall and specific etiological risks of low birth …

Abstract Effects of income inequality on health and other social systems have been a subject
of considerable debate, but only a few studies have used multilevel models to evaluate …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to expand the search for risk factors for low
birthweight and to find new explanations for the ethnic-group disparities in birth outcomes …

Objectives. To compare associations between socioeconomic status and low birth weight
across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, countries that share …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight. To
assess the relative benefits of measuring socioeconomic status by individual occupation …

This study investigates the geography of racial disparities in low birthweight in New York
City by focusing on racial residential segregation and its effect on the risk of low birthweight …