Particulate air pollution exposure during pregnancy and postpartum depression symptoms in women in Mexico City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum depression (PPD), which affects up to 1 in 5 mothers globally, negatively impacts the health of both mothers and children. Exposure to ambient air pollution has been linked to depressive symptoms in animal models and human studies, but the relationship between air pollution and PPD has not been widely studied.

Methods

In a birth cohort in Mexico City (509 mothers with available data), we examined the association between exposure to particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in diameter (PM_2.5) with symptoms of psychological dysfunction at 1 and 6 months postpartum. Daily PM_2.5 estimates were derived from a hybrid satellite-based spatio-temporally resolved model and averaged over pregnancy and the first year postpartum. Edinburgh Postnatal Depressi

SUBMITTER: Niedzwiecki MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7263529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature