Increased risk of multiple pregnancy complications following large-scale power outages during Hurricane Sandy in New York State.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Large-scale power outages (PO) are increasing in the context of climate change. Although some research has been conducted into the adverse health impacts of POs, significant gaps remain regarding whether POs would affect the health of pregnant women. We investigated the association between ED visits due to pregnancy complications and the occurence, intensity, and duration of large-scale POs in eight Sandy-affected counties in New York State (NYS).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, daily ED visits for pregnancy complications and large-scale PO data in eight counties in NYS from October to December in 2005-2014 were collected. Using time-series analysis, we estimated the relative increase in ED visits for pregnancy complications during POs compared with non-PO

SUBMITTER: Xiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875008 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature