We wanted to examine if there is an association between sudden spikes in air pollution-specifically PM2.5-and the event of a stillbirth. We also wanted to find out if race and socioeconomic status play a role in the level of the association...
We linked this data to zip-code level data from Medicaid claims of stillbirths from nearly 120,000 people between 2000 and 2014. Linking the two data sets enabled us to estimate PM2.5 levels in the days and weeks surrounding a stillbirth, helping us understand the association between the two.
#pm25-exposure #stillbirth-risk #racial-disparities #socioeconomic-factors #granular-level-data-analysis
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