Prenatal PM2.5 Exposure and the Risk of Adverse Births Outcomes: Results from Project ELEFANT.

CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to high levels of PM2.5 from the second trimester onwards were most strongly associated with increased risk of pre-term birth and low birthweight, with a dose-response relationship. Our data demonstrates the need to account for both level and timing of exposure in analysis of PM2.5-associated birth outcomes. PMID: 32961173 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32961173?dopt=Abstract

Source: Environmental Research - September 18, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fang J, Kang CM, Osorio-Yáñez C, Barrow TM, Zhang R, Zhang Y, Li C, Liu H, Li PH, Guo L, Byun HM Tags: Environ Res Source Type: research