Autism Spectrum Disorder and Particulate Matter Air Pollution before, during, and after Pregnancy: A Nested Case–Control Analysis within the Nurses’ Health Study II Cohort: Environmental Health Perspectives publication

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) study “explores  the association between maternal exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and odds of ASD [Autism Spectrum Disorder] in her child, concluding that “higher maternal exposure to PM_2.5 during pregnancy, in particular the third trimester, was associated with greater odds of her child having ASD.”

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Particulate Matter Air Pollution before, during, and after Pregnancy: A Nested Case–Control Analysis within the Nurses’ Health Study II Cohort