Area deprivation, social vulnerability, and post-pregnancy blood pressure
Neighborhood deprivation during pregnancy was associated with higher BP up to seven years later, independent of individual social vulnerability. Structural context during pregnancy may contribute to early maternal cardiovascular risk.
Authors
- Jun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-7112)
- Robert M. Carney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0737-6655)
- Andrea Kozai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-0911)
- Virginia Nuckols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-5991)
- William A. Grobman
- Bethany Barone Gibbs
- Allison E. Gaffey
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- West Virginia University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- Irvine University (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.10.26346041
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development