Prenatal air pollution exposure and neurodevelopment: A review and blueprint for a harmonized approach within ECHO.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution exposure is ubiquitous with demonstrated effects on morbidity and mortality. A growing literature suggests that prenatal air pollution exposure impacts neurodevelopment. We posit that the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program will provide unique opportunities to fill critical knowledge gaps given the wide spatial and temporal variability of ECHO participants.

Objectives

We briefly describe current methods for air pollution exposure assessment, summarize existing studies of air pollution and neurodevelopment, and synthesize this information as a basis for recommendations, or a blueprint, for evaluating air pollution effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes in ECHO.

Methods

We review peer-reviewed literature on prenatal

SUBMITTER: Volk HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8060371 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature