I break the series on MCIA Terminal 1 to share this interesting article relating walkable communities to healthier pregnancies:

https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/news/release/2023/08/17/researchers-find-walkable-communities-are-healthier-both-mom-and-baby

To quote from the article:

“The study, published in the journal of Economics and Human Biology, found that expectant mothers living in walkable counties tend to engage in more walking and exercise and have fewer issues with premature births, low birth weight, gestational diabetes and hypertension. Walking is often recommended as a safer, more moderate activity for pregnant women, so the authors reasoned that living in a more walkable area could have health benefits for them.”

If you’re interested in the details of the study referred to in the article, here is the link to the paper entitled “You’ll never walk alone – the effects of walkability on pregnancy behaviors and outcomes” in the journal Economics & Human Biology:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101269

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