Flooding events – even before conception – can impact birth outcome

Professors Shanshan Li and Yuming Guo from the Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine conducted a landmark study on the impact of flooding on birth outcomes, using data from over 1.3 million births in Sydney and Brisbane. The study found that women exposed to floods before conception or during the first trimester are at higher risk of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and stillbirth.

The research highlights the need for pre-pregnancy and perinatal risk assessments and management in light of increasing flood events due to climate change.

Read the full article in Monash Medicine News

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