Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis

Chersich, Matthew; D. Pham, Minh; Tracey Areal, Ashtyn; Mosalam Haghighi, Marjan; Edgar Manyuchi, Albert; P Swift, Callum; Wernecke, Bianca; Robinson, Matthew; S. Hetem, Robyn; Boeckmann, Melanie; Hajat, Shakoor

doi:10.1136/bmj.m3811

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Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in BMJ • Nov 4, 2020

Authors:

Matthew Chersich

Minh D. Pham

Ashtyn Tracey Areal

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether exposure to high temperatures in pregnancy is associated with increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth. DESIGN: Systematic review and random effects meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: Medline and Web of Science searched up to September 2018, updated i...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Confidence interval

Medicine

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