Effect of air temperature on human births, preterm births and births associated with maternal hypertension.

Frédéric BlavierKurt BarbeGilles FaronSébastien DoutreloupMalik BoukerrouFlorent FuchsLeonardo Gucciardo

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

As previously demonstrated in recent studies, increased air temperature leads progressively to higher rates of births and preterm births. An even stronger delayed effect of air temperature was observed on births associated with hypertension. This would be worth further investigating.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
blood pressure
endothelial cells
low birth weight
physical activity
weight gain
case control