Living in a historically redlined neighborhood may reduce a person’s ability to become pregnant, according to two new studies led by researchers at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology (AJE) and Epidemiology, the studies found that people residing in redlined neighborhoods—neighborhoods that were subjected to the historic practice of mortgage lending discrimination by the federal government—were less likely to conceive than those who lived in neighborhoods the government deemed favorable for mortgage lending.
This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
