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Prenatal exposure to wildfire-related air pollution and birth defects in Brazil.

Weeberb J RequiaErick KillStefania PapatheodorouPetros KoutrakisJoel D Schwartz
Published in: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology (2021)
Our study focused on the association between maternal exposure to wildfire smoke in Brazil during pregnancy and the risk of an infant being born with congenital anomalies, which presents serious public health and environmental challenges.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • air pollution
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • pregnant women
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • particulate matter
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease