Acute association between heatwaves and stillbirth in six US states.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and may acutely increase the risk of stillbirth, a rare and severe pregnancy outcome.

Objectives

Examine the association between multiple heatwave metrics and stillbirth in six U.S. states.

Methods

Data were collected from fetal death and birth records in California (1996-2017), Florida (1991-2017), Georgia (1994-2017), Kansas (1991-2017), New Jersey (1991-2015), and Oregon (1991-2017). Cases were matched to controls 1:4 based on maternal race/ethnicity, maternal education, and county, and exposure windows were aligned (gestational week prior to stillbirth). County-level temperature data were obtained from Daymet and linked to cases and controls by residential county and the exposure window. Five heatwave metrics (1 cate

SUBMITTER: Richards M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature