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Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers

Living in poor neighborhoods increases the risk of peripartum cardiomyopathy, especially for Black mothers, according to a study published in February 2025 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The study analyzed over 7.3 million birth records in California from 1997 to 2019, revealing a 20% to 70% increased risk for those in under-resourced neighborhoods.
Black women are over three times more likely to develop peripartum cardiomyopathy compared to others, regardless of their neighborhood status.

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