Identifying pre-conception and pre-natal periods in which ambient air pollution exposure affects fetal growth in the predominately Hispanic MADRES cohort

• Main Authors: Alicia K. Peterson (Author), Rima Habre (Author), Zhongzheng Niu (Author), Monica Amin (Author), Tingyu Yang (Author), Sandrah P. Eckel (Author), Shohreh F. Farzan (Author), Fred Lurmann (Author), Nathan Pavlovic (Author), Brendan H. Grubbs (Author), Daphne Walker (Author), Laila A. Al-Marayati (Author), Edward Grant (Author), Deborah Lerner (Author), Theresa M. Bastain (Author), Carrie V. Breton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is well documented that persons of color experience disproportionate exposure to environmental contaminants, including air pollution, and have poorer pregnancy outcomes. This study assessed the critical windows of exposure to ambient air pollution on in utero fetal growth amon...