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Residential mobility during pregnancy, affecting 22% of women, was not linked to birth defect status. Younger age, unplanned pregnancy, and smoking were associated with moving, highlighting potential exposure misclassification in birth outcome studies.

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  • Environmental epidemiology
  • Reproductive health
  • Geographic information systems (GIS)

Background:

  • Residential mobility is crucial for understanding environmental exposures and birth outcomes.
  • Studies on birth defects often rely on residential data, making mobility patterns a key factor.
  • Limited data exists on residential mobility correlates among pregnant women, especially in relation to birth defects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe residential mobility patterns among pregnant women.
  • To identify sociodemographic correlates of residential mobility in pregnant women.
  • To assess if residential mobility patterns or correlates differ between mothers of infants with and without birth defects.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study using geocoded data from the Birth Defects Risk Factor Surveillance Study (Atlanta, 1993-1997).
  • Geographic information techniques measured residential move distances and evaluated movement by trimester.
  • Multivariate logistic regression analyzed correlates of residential mobility, including sociodemographic factors and behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Approximately 22% of pregnant women moved during pregnancy, primarily in the second trimester.
  • Most moves (51%) were within the same county, with no difference between cases and controls.
  • Younger maternal age (20-24 years), unplanned pregnancy, and smoking were significant correlates of residential mobility.

Conclusions:

  • Residential mobility during pregnancy did not vary by birth defect case-control status.
  • Maternal sociodemographic factors and behaviors are associated with residential mobility, independent of case-control status.
  • Residential mobility represents a potential source of exposure misclassification in birth outcome studies and warrants consideration in study design.