Exposure to oil pollution and maternal outcomes: The Niger Delta prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal exposure to oil pollution is an important public health concern. However, there is a dearth of literature on the effects of maternal exposure to oil pollution on maternal outcomes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This study was therefore designed to determine the effect of maternal exposure to oil pollution on maternal outcomes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Methods

Prospective cohort study design involving 1720 pregnant women followed from pregnancy to delivery was conducted. The participants were 18-45 years old at a gestational age of less than 17 weeks, who attended randomly selected health facilities in the areas with high exposure and low exposure to oil pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Data were collected using an interviewer-admi

SUBMITTER: Oghenetega OB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9090450 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature