Exposure to acute ambient temperature extremes and neonatal intensive care unit admissions: A case-crossover study
Our study found temperature extremes in the week before delivery increased NICU admission risk, particularly during extreme heat, which may translate to more adverse neonatal outcomes as extreme temperatures persist.
Authors
- Pauline Mendola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5330-2844)
- Indulaxmi Seeni
- Jing Nie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1002-5562)
- Sarah LaPointe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8869-856X)
- Danielle R. Stevens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4321-8355)
- Katherine L. Grantz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0276-8534)
- Jessica L. Gleason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9877-7931)
- Sandie Ha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2975-8232)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, Merced (US)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Science of The Total Environment
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176149
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63
Funders
- Intermountain Healthcare
- Georgetown University
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- NHLBI Division of Intramural Research