Antenatal environmental exposure to indoor air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke: association with birth outcomes in an African birth cohort
Aneesa Vanker, Kirsty Brittain, Whitney Barnett, Heather J Zar · 2026
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Aneesa Vanker headed a 2026 cohort study on indoor air pollution and tobacco smoke before birth in South Africa. The work sits inside the Drakenstein Child Health Study, a birth cohort in a periurban area. Pregnant participants joined between 20 and 28 weeks, and the analysis covered 1143 live births in total.
Exposure checks covered fine particles, carbon monoxide, other gases, and cotinine in urine as a smoke marker. About 17 percent of births were early and 15 percent had low birth weight in this cohort. Active smoking by the mother linked to lower weight-for-age scores in babies. Particle and carbon monoxide levels above ambient standards also tied to more breathing distress at birth, though some links were trends. Cleaner home air in pregnancy emerges as a clear priority.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aneesa Vanker, Kirsty Brittain, Whitney Barnett, Heather J Zar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35377 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |