Associations between green space and preterm birth: Windows of susceptibility and interaction with air pollution.

CONCLUSION: This large study found that maternal exposure to residential green space was associated with decreased risk of PTB, MPTB, and VPTB, especially in the second trimester. There is a synergistic effect between low green space and high air pollution levels on PTB, indicating that increasing exposure to green space may be more beneficial for women with higher air pollution exposures during pregnancy.
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Source: Environment International - June 2, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sun Y, Sheridan P, Laurent O, Li J, Sacks DA, Fischer H, Qiu Y, Jiang Y, Yim IS, Jiang LH, Molitor J, Chen JC, Benmarhnia T, Lawrence JM, Wu J Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research