Zhongzheng Niu, Rima Habre, Tingyu Yang, Xinci Chen, Mario Vigil, Karina Barragan, Fred Lurmann, Nathan R Pavlovic, Brendan H Grubbs, Claudia M Toledo-Corral, Jill Johnston, Genevieve F Dunton, Deborah Lerner, Nathana Lurvey, Laila Al-Marayati, Sandrah P Eckel, Carrie V Breton, Theresa M Bastain, Shohreh F Farzan
BACKGROUND: Air pollution has been associated with gestational hypertension (GH) and preeclampsia, but susceptible windows of exposure and potential vulnerability by comorbidities, such as prenatal depression, remain unclear. METHODS: We ascertained GH and preeclampsia cases in a prospective pregnancy cohort in Los Angeles, CA. Daily levels of ambient particles (with a diameter of ≤10 μm [PM10 ] or ≤2.5 μm [PM2.5 ]), nitrogen dioxide, and ozone were averaged for each week from 12 weeks preconception to 20 gestational weeks...
March 27, 2024: Hypertension