Effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy complications in the U.S. state of Kansas (2000-2015).

ABSTRACT: Neonatal mortality and morbidity are often caused by preterm birth and lower birth weight. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and gestational hypertension (GH) are the most prevalent maternal medical complications during pregnancy. However, evidence on effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy complications is mixed. Singleton live births conceived between January 1st, 2000, and December 31st, 2015, and reached at least 27 weeks of pregnancy in Kansas were included in the study. Trimester-specific and total pregnancy exposures to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM_2.5), and ozone (O₃) were estimated using spatiotemporal ensemble models and assigned to maternal residential censu

SUBMITTER: Hao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10697947 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature