Association between ambient air pollution and perceived stress in pregnant women.

ABSTRACT: Air pollution may influence prenatal maternal stress, but research evidence is scarce. Using data from a prospective cohort study conducted on pregnant women (n = 2153), we explored the association between air pollution and perceived stress, which was assessed using the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), among pregnant women. Average exposures to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 µm (PM_2.5) or < 10 µm (PM₁₀), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), and ozone (O₃) for each trimester and the entire pregnancy were estimated at maternal residential addresses using land-use regression models. Linear regression models were applied to estimate associations between PSS scores and exposures to each air pollutant. After adjustment for potential c

SUBMITTER: Lamichhane DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8648786 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature