Indoor Temperature and Energy Insecurity: Implications for Prenatal Health Disparities in Extreme Heat Events.
Gabriella Y MeltzerPam Factor-LitvakJulie B HerbstmanBlair J WylieDiana HernándezPublished in: Environmental health perspectives (2024)
While there is substantial evidence linking ambient (outdoor) high temperature to pregnancy-related outcomes, there is a lack of epidemiological evidence to date on pregnant people's exposure to high indoor temperature and adverse maternal and/or child health outcomes. Energy insecurity is disproportionately experienced by people with low incomes and/or people of color, and indoor temperature may play a role in shaping socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in maternal and child health in the United States. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between indoor heat exposure, energy insecurity, and pregnancy outcomes in both parents and children and to inform potential policies and practices to enhance resilience and reduce maternal/child health disparities. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP13706.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- air pollution
- particulate matter
- pregnant women
- high temperature
- public health
- healthcare
- health risk
- mental health
- climate change
- affordable care act
- heat stress
- birth weight
- young adults
- primary care
- body mass index
- social support
- human health
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- emergency department
- depressive symptoms
- health promotion
- social media
- weight gain
- preterm birth