Term birth weight and ambient air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy, among women living in Monroe County, New York.

ABSTRACT: Increased ambient air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy have been associated with reduced birth weight, but the etiologically relevant pregnancy time window(s) is/are unclear. In 76,500 singleton births in Monroe County, NY (2005-2016), who were 37-42 gestational weeks at delivery, we used generalized linear models to regress term birth weight against mean gestational month pollutant concentrations, adjusting for mean temperature, and maternal, infant, and medical service use characteristics. Overall, there were no clear patterns of term birth weight change associated with increased concentrations of any pollutant across gestational months. However, among Hispanic women only, increases in all pollutants, except O₃, in multiple gestational months, were associated with dec

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6592743 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature