Food Insecurity in Pregnancy, Receipt of Food Assistance, and Perinatal Complications
In this cohort study, food insecurity in pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of perinatal complications, and these associations were overall attenuated to the null among individuals who received food assistance in pregnancy. These findings support clinical guidelines of screening for food insecurity in pregnancy and provide evidence to expand food assistance programs that may help improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Authors
- Rana F. Chehab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3558-9006)
- Lisa Croen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7849-9428)
- Barbara Laraia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-2900)
- Assiamira M. Ferrara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7505-4826)
- Mara Greenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3110-4438)
- Yeyi Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7296-738X)
- Amanda L. Ngo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-3469)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.55955
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.23