Prenatal exposure to air pollution and the development of autism spectrum disorder from birth to adolescence: A nationwide Danish cohort study
We found that prenatal exposure to air pollution was associated with ASD even at the relatively low exposure levels observed in Denmark, underscoring the importance of air pollution reduction for ASD prevention. The association with BC was independent of that with PM<sub>2.5</sub>, and children born to older mothers appeared to be particularly vulnerable.
Authors
- Cale Lawlor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-0115)
- Gonzalo Hevia
- Tanya Andersson Nystedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-4321)
- Anna Oudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-0627)
- Ebba Malmqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5043-9789)
- Kajsa Pira
- George Maria Napolitano
- Rina So
- Zorana Jovanovic Andersen
- Youn-Hee Lim
- Marie Bergmann
- Jiawei Zhang
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Lund University (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000462
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00