Community Water Fluoridation and Birth Outcomes
This cohort study of more than 11 million births found no association of CWF with adverse birth outcomes. These findings provide reassurance about the safety of CWF during pregnancy and underscore the value of rigorous causal designs in evaluating potential adverse effects of public health interventions.
Authors
- Matthew Neidell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4523-5842)
- Samantha Burn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8377-7613)
- Hannes Schwandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0298-5037)
- Lisa Simon
- Benjamin Krebs
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.54686
- Primary Topic
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung