Esmée Essers, Laura Granés, Scott Delaney, Joan Ballester, Susana Santos, Sami Petricola, Tiffany C Yang, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Ainhoa Bereziartua, Ferran Ballester, Adonina Tardón, Martine Vrijheid, Aitana Lertxundi, Rosemary R C McEachan, Hanan El Marroun, Henning Tiemeier, Carmen Iñiguez, Mònica Guxens
INTRODUCTION: Ambient air temperature may affect birth outcomes adversely, but little is known about their impact on foetal growth throughout pregnancy. We evaluated the association between temperature exposure during pregnancy and foetal size and growth in three European birth cohorts. METHODS: We studied 23,408 pregnant women from the English Born in Bradford cohort, Dutch Generation R Study, and Spanish INMA Project. Using the UrbClimTM model, weekly ambient air temperature exposure at 100x100m resolution at the mothers' residences during pregnancy was calculated...
April 1, 2024: Environment International