Critical Windows of Maternal Exposure to Biothermal Stress and Birth Weight for Gestational Age in Western Australia.

Sylvester Dodzi NyadanuGizachew A TessemaBen MullinsKevin ChaiMaayan Yitshak-SadeGavin Pereira

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)

Both weekly and monthly specific extreme biothermal stress exposures showed potential critical susceptible windows of SGA and LGA during late gestational periods with disproportionate sociodemographic vulnerabilities. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12660.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
weight gain
preterm birth
body mass index
air pollution
south africa
stress induced
climate change
pregnant women
human health
risk assessment
physical activity
pregnancy outcomes