Tropical cyclones and risk of preterm birth: A retrospective analysis of 20 million births across 378 US counties.

CONCLUSIONS: Maternal exposure to TC was associated with a higher risk of preterm birth. Our findings provide initial evidence that severe storms may trigger preterm birth. PMID: 32485474 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32485474?dopt=Abstract

Source: Environment International - May 29, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sun S, Weinberger KR, Yan M, Brooke Anderson G, Wellenius GA Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research