Yuhong Hu, Thomas Chavez, Sandrah P Eckel, Tingyu Yang, Xinci Chen, Mario Vigil, Nathan Pavlovic, Fred Lurmann, Deborah Lerner, Nathana Lurvey, Brendan Grubbs, Laila Al-Marayati, Claudia Toledo-Corral, Jill Johnston, Genevieve F Dunton, Shohreh F Farzan, Rima Habre, Carrie Breton, Theresa M Bastain
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution has been linked to postpartum depression. However, few studies have investigated the effects of traffic-related NOx on postpartum depression and whether any pregnancy-related factors might increase susceptibility. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between traffic-related NOx and postpartum depressive and anxiety symptoms, and effect modification by pregnancy-related hypertension. METHODS: This study included 453 predominantly low-income Hispanic/Latina women in the MADRES cohort...
May 31, 2024: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology