ReviewInternational journal of women's health2017
Residential greenness: current perspectives on its impact on maternal health and pregnancy outcomes.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Residential greenness and birth outcomes: evidence for reduced low birth weight from an umbrella review and harmonized normalized difference vegetation index synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Mediators of socioeconomic inequalities in preterm birth: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Green Space and Health Equity: A Systematic Review on the Potential of Green Space to Reduce Health Disparities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Associations between Green and Blue Spaces and Birth Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Windows of susceptibility to fine particulate matter components for fetal birth weight: a birth cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Prenatal greenness, air pollution, and birthweight: Assessing sensitive windows of exposure and sub-populations in a multi-exposure setting.Environment international · 2026Article
- Association between residential greenness and anemia risk among women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Differential Effects of Green Space Typologies on Congenital Anomalies: Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (2008-2013).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Historical redlining and park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from big mobility data.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
- Urban Green Space and Perinatal Health Inequities in the United States: A Literature Review.The Journal of perinatal education · 2024Article
- GPS-derived environmental exposures during pregnancy and early postpartum - Evidence from the madres cohort.The Science of the total environment · 2024Article
- Disparities in joint exposure to environmental and social stressors in urban households in Greater Boston.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Changes in Residential Greenspace and Birth Outcomes among Siblings: Differences by Maternal Race.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Developing a National-Scale Exposure Index for Combined Environmental Hazards and Social Stressors and Applications to the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between urban green space and postpartum depression, and the role of physical activity: a retrospective cohort study in Southern California.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Article
- Associations Between State and Local Government Spending and Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the U.S.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Critical windows of exposure to air pollution and gestational diabetes: assessing effect modification by maternal pre-existing conditions and environmental factors.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- Residential green environments are associated with human milk oligosaccharide diversity and composition.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Associations of greenspace use and proximity with self-reported physical and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Recent research in environmental epidemiology has attempted to estimate the effects of exposure to nature, often operationalized as vegetation, on health. Although many analyses have focused on vegetation or greenness with regard to physical activity and weight status, an incipient area of interest concerns maternal health and birth outcomes. This paper reviews 14 studies that examined the association between greenness and maternal or infant health. Most studies were cross-sectional and conducted in birth cohorts. Several studies found evidence for positive associations between greenness and birth weight and maternal peripartum depression. Few studies found evidence for an association between greenness and gestational age or other birth outcomes, or between greenness and preeclampsia or gestational diabetes. Several assessed effect modification by individual or area-level socioeconomic status and found that effects were stronger among those of lower socioeconomic status. Few studies conducted mediation analyses of any kind. Future research should include more diverse birth outcomes and focus on maternal health (especially mental health) and capitalize on richer exposure information during pregnancy rather than cross-sectional assessment at birth.
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