Open AccessCritical Time Windows for Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight in a Multicity Canadian Pregnancy Cohort
Author(s) -
Markey Johnson,
Hwashin Hyun Shin,
Eric M. Roberts,
Liu Sun,
Mandy Fisher,
Perry Hystad,
Aaron van Donkelaar,
Randall V. Martin,
William D. Fraser,
Éric Lavigne,
Nina Clark,
Vanessa Beaulac,
Tye E. Arbuckle
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001428
Subject(s) - pregnancy , birth weight , medicine , confidence interval , demography , cohort study , gestational age , low birth weight , environmental health , environmental science , obstetrics , biology , genetics , sociology
Maternal prenatal exposure to air pollution has been associated with adverse birth outcomes. However, previous studies focused on a priori time intervals such as trimesters reported inconsistent associations.