Desert dust episodes during pregnancy are associated with increased preterm delivery in French Guiana

• Main Authors: Mathieu Nacher (Author), Malika Leneuve (Author), Celia Basurko (Author), Alphonse Louis (Author), Dominique Dotou (Author), Stephanie Bernard (Author), Kathy Pannechou (Author), Karim Merad Boudia (Author), Lindsay Osei (Author), Fabrice Quet (Author), Najeh Hcini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Preterm deliveries are a major multifactorial public health problem in French Guiana. Desert dust episodes have been associated with preterm delivery in Guadeloupe, a territory with similarities to French Guiana. We thus tried to replicate this finding in the context of French Guiana. A retrospectiv...