Birth Outcomes, Health, and Health Care Needs of Childbearing Women following Wildfire Disasters: An Integrative, State-of-the-Science Review

The frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as wildfires are expected to increase due to climate change. Childbearing women, that is, women who are pregnant, soon to be pregnant, or have recently given birth, may be particularly vulnerable to the effect of wildfire exposure. This revie...

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Published in:	Environmental health perspectives Vol. 130; no. 8; pp. 86001 - 17
Main Authors:	Evans, Jo, Bansal, Amita, Schoenaker, Danielle A.J.M., Cherbuin, Nicolas, Peek, Michael J., Davis, Deborah L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 01.08.2022 Environmental Health Perspectives
Subjects:	Birth defects Birth weight Breast feeding Childbirth & labor Climate change Congenital defects Content analysis Delivery of Health Care Diabetes mellitus Diabetes, Gestational Disasters Environmental aspects Exposure Extreme weather Female Forest & brush fires Gestational diabetes Health aspects Health care Humans Hypertension Intrauterine exposure Mental health Microbiota Morbidity Obstetrical research Pregnancy Pregnancy, Complications of Prescribed fire Public health Qualitative analysis Quantitative research Research design Review Risk factors Searching Sex ratio Smoke Wildfires Women Womens health United States
ISSN:	0091-6765, 1552-9924, 1552-9924
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