Short and disrupted sleep is related to perceptions of neighborhood in pregnant African American women of low socioeconomic status
Perceived high crime and traffic are significantly associated with poorer sleep among pregnant African American women of low SES. Future studies are needed to determine if interventions to address neighborhood environment can improve sleep health in pregnant women of low SES.
Authors
- Rosemary Bass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4997-5207)
- Cynthia D. Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4396-2897)
- Richard I. Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-4845)
- Debra Haire‐Joshu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6255-5616)
- Samuel Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-7113)
- Sarah S. Farabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-2283)
- Rachel G. Tabak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3769-8718)
- W.Todd Cade
- Candice Woolfolk
- Alison G. Cahill
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Barnes-Jewish College (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health in Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100749
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00