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Effect of ambient air pollution and temperature on the risk of stillbirth: a distributed lag nonlinear time series analysis.

Mehdi RanjbaranRasool MohammadiMehdi YaseriMehdi KamariAbbas HabibelahiKamran Yazdani
Published in: Journal of environmental health science & engineering (2020)
Each 5-ppm increase in the mean daily SO2 in lag 0 increased the risk of stillbirth by 6% while other air pollutants had no significant effects on stillbirth. In lags 0 and 1, the heat increased the risk of stillbirth while the cold had protective effects, which were not statistically significant.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • particulate matter
  • physical activity
  • lung function
  • heavy metals
  • heat stress
  • cystic fibrosis