Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Birth Outcomes in California: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 2006–2015 Births

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Investigates relationship between residential proximity to oil and gas development (OGD) and adverse birth outcomes. Explores data of 2.9 million births to mothers living within 10km of OGD in rural areas and the relationship to low birth weight, preterm birth, and small for gestational age birth. Includes rural versus urban comparisons.

Kathy V. Tran, Joan A. Casey, Lara J. Cushing, Rachel Morello-Frosch

Environmental Health Perspectives, 128(6)

06/2020

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Environmental health · Maternal health and prenatal care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · California