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July 29, 2026Epidemiology

Reproductive Health in an Era of Cascading Inequity: The “Double Jeopardy” of Environmental Stressors and Gaps in the Social Safety Net

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SSSamantha SchildrothECErin CampbellMWMary D. Willis

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Overview

Commentary discusses environmental and social stressor impacts on reproductive health, suggesting policy improvements.

Key Points

  • This commentary explores how combined environmental and social stressors impact reproductive health.
  • Analyzed publicly available data on social resources and environmental exposures in the U.S.
  • Focused on health insurance coverage, food security, and hospital-based obstetric care.
  • Illustrated the overlap between environmental stressors and social resources.
  • Identified significant correlations between environmental stressors and gaps in social safety nets.
  • Suggested that improved social policies could mitigate negative reproductive health outcomes.
  • Recommended future research to evaluate the extended 'double jeopardy' hypothesis.

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Schildroth et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a28ac8da07d9defa612bhttps://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0000000000002028
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