Particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes : exposure windows of susceptibility and socioeconomic inequalities
Guxens, Mònica (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats)
Botella, Núria (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Stafoggia, Massimo (Lazio Region Health Service ASL ROMA 1)
Canto, Marcelle Virginia (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón)
Petricola, Sami (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Valentín, Antònia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Lertxundi, Aitana (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Fernández-Somoano, Ana (Universidad de Oviedo)
Freire, Carmen (Instituto de investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs. GRANADA))
García-Altés, Anna (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau)
Diez, Elia (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc 1978- (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau)
Iñiguez, Carmen (Universitat de València)
López Medina, María José (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau)
Ramis, Rebeca (Universitat de València)
Binter, Anne Claire (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina

Data:	2025
Resum:	We aimed (i) to assess the relationship of pregnancy-average particulate matter (PM) exposure with birthweight, birthweight at term, low birthweight at term, small for gestational age, and preterm birth, (ii) to identify critical windows of susceptibility to PM exposure across pregnancy on birthweight and small for gestational age, and (iii) to assess the presence of socioeconomic inequalities on these associations. We established a population-based, nationwide cohort using the Spanish birth registry between 2004 and 2016 (N = 3,678,445). We estimated daily PM and PM concentrations for the entire pregnancy at the maternal residential address at child's delivery using spatiotemporal land use random-forest models. Linear, logistic, and distributed lag linear models were used for the different analysis. All models were stratified by maternal educational level and area-level deprivation index. Mean PM and PM concentrations during pregnancy were 25. 1 and 12. 7 µg/m, respectively. Higher pregnancy-average PM concentrations were associated with lower birthweight and increased odds of preterm birth (-7. 1 g [95%CI -8. 5; -5. 7] and OR 1. 04 [95%CI 1. 02; 1. 05], respectively, per 10 µg/m increase in PM). Similar results were found for PM, in particular for levels above 10 µg/m. These associations were stronger in infants born to mothers with lower education, particularly when combined with residence in more deprived areas. We observed some windows of susceptibility to PM for birthweight, mainly in the third trimester of pregnancy, with a similar pattern across socioeconomic levels. We did not observe windows of susceptibility to PM. Structural policies to reduce exposure to current PM levels in pregnant women and socioeconomic inequalities are needed.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PI16/00118
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Air pollution ; Birth weight ; Maternal exposure ; Preterm birth ; Small for gestational age ; Socioeconomic disparities in health
Publicat a:	European Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 40, Num. 9 (September 2025) , p. 1105-1121, ISSN 1573-7284

DOI: 10.1007/s10654-025-01274-1
PMID: 40705228

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