Impact of Food Insecurity on Maternal Health
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Food insecurity, uncertainty about the ability to acquire adequate food, is associated with cardiometabolic disease in pregnant women. Whether food insecurity interventions improve cardiometabolic health is unknown.
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Experiencing food insecurity, or insufficient access to healthy foods, has been associated with negative health outcomes, including an increased vulnerability for vitamin and mineral deficiencies and a higher probability of developing chronic diseases.
To learn about other social determinants of health such as affordable housing, access to care, transportation, and education, and how they affect expecting African American mothers, visit: https://nihcm.org/publications/the-uneven-burden-of-maternal-mortality-in-the-us (2 min)
To learn more about how pre-existing conditions affect expecting African American mothers visit: https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/chronic-health-conditions-and-pregnancy.aspx (7 min)