Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and persistent postpartum depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient air pollution during pregnancy has been linked with postpartum depression up to 12 months, but few studies have investigated its impact on persistent depression beyond 12 months postpartum. This study aimed to evaluate prenatal ambient air pollution exposure and the risk of persistent depression over 3 years after childbirth and to identify windows of susceptibility.

Methods

This study included 361 predominantly low-income Hispanic/Latina participants with full-term pregnancies in the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) cohort. We estimated daily residential PM_2.5, PM₁₀, NO₂, and O₃ concentrations throughout 37 gestational weeks using inverse-distance squared spatial

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11426198 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature