ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2021
Residential exposure to air pollution and access to neighborhood greenspace in relation to hair cortisol concentrations during the second and third trimester of pregnancy.
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Impact of Particulate Matter on Mothers and Babies in Antwerp (IPANEMA), a Prospective Cohort Study on the Impact of Pollutants and Particulate Matter in Pregnancy: Methodology and Design
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Correlates of preconception and pregnancy hair cortisol concentrations.Research square · 2023Article
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- Can Residential Greenspace Exposure Improve Pain Experience? A Comparison between Physical Visit and Image Viewing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents: From Individual and Household Characteristics to Neighborhood Urbanicity.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundExposure to air pollution during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in studies worldwide, other studies have described beneficial effects of residential greenspace on pregnancy outcomes. The biological mechanisms that underlie these associations are incompletely understood. A biological stress response, which implies release of cortisol, may underlie associations of air pollution exposure and access to neighborhood greenspaces with health.
methodsWe explored residential exposure to air pollution and residential access to neighborhood greenspaces in relation to hair cortisol concentrations of participants in a prospective pregnancy cohort study in Flanders, Belgium. Hair samples were collected at the end of the second pregnancy trimester (n = 133) and shortly after delivery (n = 81). Cortisol concentrations were measured in 3-cm scalp-near hair sections, to reflect second and third pregnancy trimester cortisol secretion. We estimated long-term (3 months before sampling) residential exposure to fine particulate matter (PM
resultsThree-month mean residential NO
conclusionsOur findings suggest a positive association between long-term residential exposure to air pollution and biological stress during pregnancy, residential access to neighborhood greenspaces may moderate the association. Further research is needed to confirm our results.
trial registrationThe IPANEMA study is registered under number NCT02592005 at clinicaltrials.gov .
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