Parental Preconception Exposures to Outdoor Neighbourhood Environments and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Protocol for a Scoping Review and Evidence Map

Suzanne Mavoa, Daniel Keevers, Stefan C. Kane, Melissa Wake, Rachel Tham, Kate Lycett, Yen Ting Wong and Katherine Chong
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Suzanne Mavoa: Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Daniel Keevers: Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Stefan C. Kane: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Melissa Wake: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Rachel Tham: Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Kate Lycett: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Yen Ting Wong: IMPACT Institute, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Katherine Chong: Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2M7, Canada

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-10

Abstract: Parental preconception exposures to built and natural outdoor environments could influence pregnancy and birth outcomes either directly, or via a range of health-related behaviours and conditions. However, there is no existing review summarising the evidence linking natural and built characteristics, such as air and noise pollution, walkability, greenness with pregnancy and birth outcomes. Therefore, the planned scoping review aims to collate and map the published literature on parental preconception exposures to built and natural outdoor environments and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. We will search electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus) to identify studies for inclusion. Studies will be included if they empirically assess the relationship between maternal and paternal preconception exposures to physical natural and built environment features that occur outdoors in the residential neighbourhood and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts, and then the full text. Data extraction and assessment of study quality will be performed by one researcher and checked by a second researcher. Results will be summarised in a narrative synthesis, with additional summaries presented as tables and figures. The scoping review will be disseminated via a peer-reviewed publication, at academic conferences, and published on a website.

Keywords: preconception; natural environment; built environment; pregnancy outcomes; birth outcomes; scoping review protocol (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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