Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes : Health Impact and Economic Value Assessment in Spain
Canto, Marcelle Virginia (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Espanya))
Guxens, Mònica (University Medical Centre)
García-Altés, Anna (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
López Medina, María José (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc 1978- (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
García-Pérez, Javier (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Ramis, Rebeca (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Fecha:	2023
Resumen:	Air pollution is considered an ongoing major public health and environmental issue around the globe, affecting the most vulnerable, such as pregnant women and fetuses. The aim of this study is to estimate the health impact and economic value on birth outcomes, such as low birthweight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), attributable to a reduction of PM levels in Spain. Reduction based on four scenarios was implemented: fulfillment of WHO guidelines and EU limits, and an attributable reduction of 15% and 50% in annual PM levels. Retrospective study on 288,229 live-born singleton children born between 2009-2010, using data from Spain Birth Registry Statistics database, as well as mean PM mass concentrations. Our finding showed that a decrease in annual exposure to PM appears to be associated with a decrease in the annual cases of LBW, SGA and PTB, as well as a reduction in hospital cost attributed to been born with LBW. Improving pregnancy outcomes by reducing the number of LBW up to 5% per year, will result in an estimate associated monetary saving of 50,000 to 7,000,000 euros annually. This study agrees with previous literature and highlights the need to implement, and ensure compliance with, stricter policies that regulate the maximum exposure to outdoor PM permitted in Spain, contributing to decreased environmental health risk, especially negative birth outcomes.
Ayudas:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PI16/00118
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	Air quality ; Low birthweight ; Particulate matter ; Preterm birth ; Small for gestational age
Publicado en:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 20 Núm. 3 (february 2023) , p. 2290, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032290
PMID: 36767658

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