What is it about?
In this review, we synthesize the literature on the impact of roadways, greenness, power plants, gas stations/wells, waste management, power lines, neighborhood conditions, food environment, and industry on adverse birth outcomes.
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Why is it important?
We examine multiple indicators of the built environment on adverse birth outcomes. We show that high traffic exposure has a small to moderate association with adverse birth outcomes in 71% of the studies which examined this relationship.
Perspectives
Investigation of the built environment moves attention away from individual-level risk factors to those which are beyond women's control.
Dr. Jamie A Seabrook
Brescia University College
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This page is a summary of: The influence of the built environment on adverse birth outcomes, Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, October 2017, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/npm-16112.
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