ArticleMaternal and child health journal2025
Homelessness and Birth Outcomes in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2016-2020.
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objectivesThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of homelessness shortly before or during pregnancy and describe differences in maternal characteristics and adverse birth outcomes between people reporting homelessness and not reporting homelessness.
methodsWe used 2016-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data from 31 sites to estimate the prevalence of self-reported homelessness during the 12 months before giving birth. We used logistic regression models to evaluate the association between homelessness and adverse birth outcomes, specifically small for gestational age (SGA), low birth weight (LBW), and preterm birth (PTB).
resultsOf 138,603 respondents, 4,045 reported homelessness, representing 2.4% of weighted respondents. Respondents reporting homelessness differed from respondents who did not report homelessness in maternal demographic characteristics, health conditions, behavioral and environmental risk factors, and adequacy of prenatal care. In unadjusted models, homelessness was associated with higher prevalences of SGA, LBW, and PTB (PR 1.38, 95% CI 1.21-1.57; PR 1.73, 95% CI 1.56-1.91; PR 1.42, 95% CI 1.25-1.61; respectively). After adjusting for maternal age, race and ethnicity, education, BMI, and cigarette smoking, prevalence ratios were attenuated and no longer significant. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Although homelessness was not independently associated with adverse birth outcomes in adjusted models, people reporting homelessness before or during pregnancy represent a group at increased risk of inadequate health care utilization and adverse birth outcomes due to other underlying demographic and social factors. Health care providers can play a critical role in identifying if patients may be experiencing homelessness and facilitating connections to social support.
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