Greater Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated with Alterations in Fetal Functional Brain Network Structure.

Objective: To determine the association between neighborhood disadvantage (ND) and functional brain development of in utero fetuses.

Study Design: We conducted an observational study using Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) scores to assess the impact of ND on a prospectively recruited sample of healthy pregnant women from Washington, DC. Using 79 functional magnetic resonance imaging scans from 68 healthy pregnancies at a mean gestational age of 33.