Effects of Maternal Homelessness, Supplemental Nutrition Programs, and Prenatal PM_2.5 on Birthweight.

ABSTRACT: Few studies examined the impact of maternal socioeconomic status and of its combined effects with environmental exposures on birthweight. Our goal was to examine the impact of maternal homelessness (mothers ever homeless or who lived in shelters during pregnancy) and participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) during pregnancy in conjunction with air pollution exposure on birthweight in the Boston-based Children's HealthWatch cohort from 2007 through 2015 (n = 3366). Birthweight was obtained from electronic health records. Information on maternal homelessness and WIC participation during pregnancy were provided via a questionnaire. Prenatal fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) exposures, estimated at the subject's residential addr

SUBMITTER: Rhee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6862522 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature