Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country

An emerging body of evidence has associated exposure to greenspace during pregnancy with improved fetal growth; however, all available studies have been conducted in high-income countries and the available evidence evaluating such an association for visual access to greenspace, use of green spaces a...

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Autores: Torres Toda, Maria, Miri, Mohammad, Alonso, Lucia, Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores, Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-, Dadvand, Payam
Tipo de recurso: artículo
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109866
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Palabra clave:Birth outcomes
Fetal growth
Greenness
Nature
Parks
Prenatal
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spelling Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income countryTorres Toda, MariaMiri, MohammadAlonso, LuciaGómez Roig, Ma. DoloresForaster Pulido, Maria, 1984-Dadvand, PayamBirth outcomesFetal growthGreennessNatureParksPrenatalAn emerging body of evidence has associated exposure to greenspace during pregnancy with improved fetal growth; however, all available studies have been conducted in high-income countries and the available evidence evaluating such an association for visual access to greenspace, use of green spaces and indoor plants is non-existent. We aimed to evaluate the association between a comprehensive array of indicators of exposure to greenspace during pregnancy, including the aforementioned indicators, and birth weight, in a middle-income country and evaluating air pollution and visual access as possible mechanisms underlying the association. This study was based on 301 pregnant women residing in Su et al. (2019). For each pregnant woman, we characterized exposure to residential surrounding greenspace, visual access to greenspace, residential proximity to green space, use of green spaces, and the number of plant pots at home. We used linear regression models adjusted for relevant covariates including measures of socioeconomic status. We found positive associations of maternal exposure to residential surrounding greenspace across a 100 m buffer, frequent viewing of greenspace through the window, percentage of window area covered by greenspace, residential proximity to any green space regardless of its area, time spent in public green spaces and total time spent in public and private green spaces with birth weight. We also observed positive associations of maternal exposure to residential surrounding greenspace across 300 m and 500 m buffers, residential proximity to a green space with an area ≥5000 m2, and indoor plant pots with birth weight, but none of these associations were statistically significant. The magnitude of the associations tended to be higher among parents with lower socioeconomic status. Mediation through air pollution or visual access was not established. Findings from this study suggested a positive role of different aspects of exposure to greenspace during pregnancy on birth weight in a middle-income country.Elsevier202320232020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/58116http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109866reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésEnviron Res. 2020 Oct;189:109866© Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109866info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/581162026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
title Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
spellingShingle Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
Torres Toda, Maria
Birth outcomes
Fetal growth
Greenness
Nature
Parks
Prenatal
title_short Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
title_full Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
title_fullStr Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
title_full_unstemmed Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
title_sort Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torres Toda, Maria
Miri, Mohammad
Alonso, Lucia
Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores
Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-
Dadvand, Payam
author Torres Toda, Maria
author_facet Torres Toda, Maria
Miri, Mohammad
Alonso, Lucia
Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores
Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-
Dadvand, Payam
author_role author
author2 Miri, Mohammad
Alonso, Lucia
Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores
Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-
Dadvand, Payam
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Birth outcomes
Fetal growth
Greenness
Nature
Parks
Prenatal
topic Birth outcomes
Fetal growth
Greenness
Nature
Parks
Prenatal
description An emerging body of evidence has associated exposure to greenspace during pregnancy with improved fetal growth; however, all available studies have been conducted in high-income countries and the available evidence evaluating such an association for visual access to greenspace, use of green spaces and indoor plants is non-existent. We aimed to evaluate the association between a comprehensive array of indicators of exposure to greenspace during pregnancy, including the aforementioned indicators, and birth weight, in a middle-income country and evaluating air pollution and visual access as possible mechanisms underlying the association. This study was based on 301 pregnant women residing in Su et al. (2019). For each pregnant woman, we characterized exposure to residential surrounding greenspace, visual access to greenspace, residential proximity to green space, use of green spaces, and the number of plant pots at home. We used linear regression models adjusted for relevant covariates including measures of socioeconomic status. We found positive associations of maternal exposure to residential surrounding greenspace across a 100 m buffer, frequent viewing of greenspace through the window, percentage of window area covered by greenspace, residential proximity to any green space regardless of its area, time spent in public green spaces and total time spent in public and private green spaces with birth weight. We also observed positive associations of maternal exposure to residential surrounding greenspace across 300 m and 500 m buffers, residential proximity to a green space with an area ≥5000 m2, and indoor plant pots with birth weight, but none of these associations were statistically significant. The magnitude of the associations tended to be higher among parents with lower socioeconomic status. Mediation through air pollution or visual access was not established. Findings from this study suggested a positive role of different aspects of exposure to greenspace during pregnancy on birth weight in a middle-income country.
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