Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher prenatal ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with impaired neurodevelopment in preschoolers and school-aged children. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between prenatal ambient air pollution exposure and neurodevelopment during infancy.

Methods

This study examined 161 Latino mother-infant pairs from the Southern California Mother's Milk Study. Exposure assessments included prenatal nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 and 10 microns in diameter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀, respectively). The pregnancy period was also examined as three windows, early, mid, and late, which describe the first, middle, and last three months of pregnancy. Infant neurodevelopmental outcomes at

SUBMITTER: Morgan ZEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature