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Association of Psychiatric Emergency Visits and Warm Ambient Temperature during Pregnancy: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study.

Jennifer D RunkleMargaret M SuggAnne BerryCharlie ReedKristen CowanLuke WertisSophie Ryan
Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2024)
For this pregnant population in the southeastern United States, short-term exposure to high ambient temperatures during the warm season was associated with a greater risk of ED visits for an array of psychiatric disorders. Findings show that climate-related increases in ambient temperature may contribute to psychiatric morbidity in pregnant people. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP13293.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • particulate matter
  • emergency department
  • mental health
  • pregnant women
  • climate change
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • high resolution
  • high throughput
  • mass spectrometry