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Critical windows of susceptibility for the effects of prenatal exposure to heat and heat variability on gestational growth.
Carlson, Jeffrey M; Zanobetti, Antonella; Ettinger de Cuba, Stephanie; Poblacion, Ana P; Fabian, Patricia M; Carnes, Fei; Rhee, Jongeun; Lane, Kevin J; Sandel, Megan T; Janulewicz, Patricia A.
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  • Carlson JM; Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Jmcarls5@bu.edu.
  • Zanobetti A; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ettinger de Cuba S; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Children's HealthWatch, USA.
  • Poblacion AP; Children's HealthWatch, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Fabian PM; Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Carnes F; Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Rhee J; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Lane KJ; Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Sandel MT; Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Janulewicz PA; Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Environ Res ; 216(Pt 2): 114607, 2023 01 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36279910
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that prenatal heat exposure may impact fetal growth, but few studies have examined the critical windows of susceptibility. As extreme heat events and within season temperature variability is expected to increase in frequency, it is important to understand how this may impact gestational growth. OBJECTIVES: We investigated associations between various measures of weekly prenatal heat exposure (mean and standard deviation (SD) of temperature and heat index (HI), derived using temperature in °C and dew point) and term birthweight or odds of being born small for gestational age (SGA) to identify critical windows of susceptibility. METHODS: We analyzed data from mother-child dyads (n = 4442) in the Boston-based Children's HealthWatch cohort. Birthweights were collected from survey data and electronic health records. Daily temperature and HI values were obtained from 800 m gridded spatial climate datasets aggregated by the PRISM Climate Group. Distributed lag-nonlinear models were used to assess the effect of the four weekly heat metrics on measures of gestational growth (birthweight, SGA, and birthweight z-scores). Analyses were stratified by child sex and maternal homelessness status during pregnancy. RESULTS: HI variability was significantly associated with decreased term birthweight during gestational weeks 10-29 and with SGA for weeks 9-26. Cumulative effects for these time periods were -287.4 g (95% CI: -474.1 g, -100.8 g for birthweight and 4.7 (95% CI: 1.6, 14.1) for SGA. Temperature variability was also significantly associated with decreased birthweight between weeks 15 and 26. The effects for mean heat measures on term birthweight and SGA were not significant for any gestational week. Stratification by sex revealed a significant effect on term birthweight in females between weeks 23-28 and in males between weeks 9-26. Strongest effects of HI variability on term birthweight were found in children of mothers who experienced homelessness during pregnancy. Weekly HI variability was the heat metric most strongly associated with measures of gestational growth. The effects observed were largest in males and those who experienced homelessness during pregnancy. DISCUSSION: Given the impact of heat variability on birthweight and risk of SGA, it is important for future heat warnings to incorporate measure of heat index and temperature variability.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Newborn / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: Environ Res Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Newborn / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: Environ Res Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article