Category Archives: Healthy Pregnancies

Neighborhood Food Environment and Birth Weight Outcomes in New York City

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Built Environment and Health

Completing our trilogy of papers on neighborhood built environments and pregnancy and birth outcomes, we published a paper in the June issue of JAMA Network Open showing links between neighborhood food environments and birth weight in NYC. Babies born either … Continue reading →

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Higher Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with a Lower Risk of Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Built Environment and Health

In partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene we have been studying how neighborhood environments influence health during pregnancy and birth outcomes, with recent work focusing on weight gain during pregnancy.   In 2009, the Institute of Medicine … Continue reading →

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