Associations of Newborn Social Risk Factors With High Infant Weight‐for‐Length at Age 6 Months: Observational Clinical Cohort
Authors' conclusion
Newborn utility hardship was associated with obesity risk at age 6 months. Interventions to address newborn social risk factors should examine the effectiveness of utility shutoff protection to reduce excess infant weight gain.
Study context
- Population
- Newborns with a primary care social risk screening questionnaire, New York City; 77.3% Hispanic/Latino, 96.6% Medicaid
- Participants
- 1,876 newborns
- Exposure
- Newborn social risk factors vs none
- Utility hardshipn = 110
- Food insecurityn = 355
- Housing instabilityn = 149
- Transportation problemsn = 132
- Outcome
- High weight-for-length (WFL; 97.7th percentile)
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailselectronic health record data
- Electronic health record data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
High WFL
Utility hardshipEstimate (95% CI)
Unadjusted
OR 3.0(1.8–5.2)
Adjusted for infant, parent and social risk factors
aOR 3.1(1.7–5.6)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Associations of Newborn Social Risk Factors With High Infant Weight‐for‐Length at Age 6 Months: Observational Clinical Cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 15 December 2025. doi:10.
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