Exposure to air pollution early in pregnancy—and even shortly before conception—increases a woman's risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a new USC study out in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas.
Gestational diabetes usually goes away after childbirth, but it can cause problems during pregnancy. Credit: Pexels
For the study, researchers drew 617 participants from the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors study, an ongoing prospective pregnancy cohort study established in 2015. Participants, predominately Hispanic, were patients at clinical sites that serve low-income populations in Los Angeles.
The researchers also found the association between air pollution and gestational diabetes was more pronounced among study participants experiencing prenatal depression. Prenatal depression, already a concern for its potential impact on both mother and child, appears to amplify the effects of air pollution exposure.
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