The effect of exposure to traffic related air pollutants in pregnancy on birth anthropometry: a cohort study in a heavily polluted low-middle income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient air pollution has been recognized as one of the most important environmental health threats. Exposure in early life may affect pregnancy outcomes and the health of the offspring. The main objective of our study was to assess the association between prenatal exposure to traffic related air pollutants during pregnancy on birth weight and length. Second, to evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to traffic related air pollutants and the risk of low birth weight (LBW).

Methods

Three hundred forty mother-infant pairs were included in this prospective cohort study performed in Jakarta, March 2016-September 2020. Exposure to outdoor PM_2.5, soot, NO_x, and NO₂ was assessed by land use regression (LUR) models at individua

SUBMITTER: Soesanti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969650 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature