Research Letter

Trends in Poverty and Birth Outcomes in the US

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0004

March 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cross-sectional study uses data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to examine the relationship between poverty status and birth outcomes in the US.

Corresponding Author: Emily C. Dore, PhD, MPH, MSW, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (edore@hsph.harvard.edu).

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