Comparison of community-level deprivation indices and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes

The authors aimed to compare the social vulnerability index (SVI), maternal vulnerability index (MVI), and area deprivation index (ADI) in their ability to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes. Their findings indicated that a higher SVI was associated with increased risk of adverse obstetric outcomes, while MVI and ADI did not show significant associations. Overall, the study suggests that while SVI may be the most effective index for capturing community-level stressors impacting obstetric outcomes, all three indices exhibit only modest predictive capabilities.