Effects of Exposure to Flaring from Unconventional Oil Wells on Adverse Birth Outcomes
Published in Environmental Epidemiology, 2019
Recommended citation: L Cushing, K Vavra-Musser, et al. (2019). "Effects of Exposure to Flaring from Unconventional Oil Wells on Adverse Birth Outcomes." Environmental Epidemiology. 3(86). https://journals.lww.com/environepidem/Fulltext/2019/10001/Effects_of_exposure_to_flaring_from_unconventional.258.aspx
Preliminary results suggest that compared to the unexposed, women in the third tertile of exposure to flaring within 5km of their residence have a 30% higher odds of preterm birth (OR= 1.3, p <0.05) and pregnancies that are on average 1 day shorter (p < 0.05).
Recommended citation: L Cushing, K Vavra-Musser, et al. (2019). “Effects of Exposure to Flaring from Unconventional Oil Wells on Adverse Birth Outcomes.” Environmental Epidemiology. 3(86).