Water Fluoridation and Birth Outcomes in California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of research on the relationship between water fluoridation and pregnancy outcomes.

Objectives

We assessed whether hypothetical interventions to reduce fluoride levels would improve birth outcomes in California.

Methods

We linked California birth records from 2000 to 2018 to annual average fluoride levels by community water system. Fluoride levels were collected from consumer confidence reports using publicly available data and public record requests. We estimated the effects of a hypothetical intervention reducing water fluoride levels to 0.7 ppm (the current level recommended by the US Department of Health and Human Services) and 0.5 ppm (below the current recommendation) on birth weight, birth-weight-for-gestational age z-scores, ge

SUBMITTER: Goin DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11098007 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature