Neonatal intensive care admissions and exposure to satellite-derived air pollutants in the United States, 2018.

ABSTRACT: In the United States (US), neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) monitor and treat newborns for a variety of adverse health concerns including preterm status, respiratory distress and restricted growth. As such, NICU admission is an integrated measure of neonatal risk. We linked 2018 US national birth registry NICU admission data among singleton births with satellite and modelled air pollution levels for the month prior to birth to examine whether late-pregnancy exposure to ambient air pollutants is associated with adverse neonatal health outcomes. Regardless of season, higher ambient levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter < 2.5 microns (PM_2.5) increased the likelihood of NICU admission 30-35% for NO₂ and 11-22% for PM_2.5 ev

SUBMITTER: Phiri YVA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11696032 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature