Maternal Exposure to Drinking-water Chlorination By-products and Small-for-gestational-age Neonates

Background: There is concern about possible effects of disinfection by-products on reproductive outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between maternal exposure to chlorination by-products and the risk of delivering a small for-gestational-age (SGA) neonate. Methods: We...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2012-03, Vol.23 (2), p.267-276
Hauptverfasser:	Levallois, Patrick, Gingras, Suzanne, Marcoux, Sylvie, Legay, Christelle, Catto, Cyril, Rodriguez, Manuel, Tardif, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acetates - adverse effects Acetates - analysis Adult Case-Control Studies Chemical hazards Chlorination Disinfection Drinking Water - adverse effects Drinking Water - chemistry Drinking Water - standards Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Environmental Exposure - analysis Epidemiology Female Groundwater - chemistry Halogenation Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age - metabolism Ingestion Potable water Pregnancy Quebec - epidemiology REPRODUCTION Risk Factors Trihalomethanes Trihalomethanes - adverse effects Trihalomethanes - analysis Waste byproducts Water consumption
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: There is concern about possible effects of disinfection by-products on reproductive outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between maternal exposure to chlorination by-products and the risk of delivering a small for-gestational-age (SGA) neonate. Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study in the Québec City (Canada) area. Term newborn cases with birth weights
ISSN:	1044-3983 1531-5487
DOI:	10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182468569