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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2024

Water Fluoridation and Birth Outcomes in California.

Dana E Goin, Amy M Padula, Tracey J Woodruff, Allison Sherris, Kiley Charbonneau, Rachel Morello-Frosch

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Dana E GoinProgram on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7557-7977
Amy M PadulaProgram on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Tracey J WoodruffProgram on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Allison SherrisEmmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Kiley CharbonneauProgram on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Rachel Morello-FroschDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.

Funding

Training CoreP42ES004705 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI SMITH, MARTYN T · 1987 to 2025
$74.6M
UCSF Environmental Research and Translation for Health Center (EaRTH Center)P30ES030284 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Tracey J. Woodruff · 2020 to 2026
$11.2M
Evaluating the effect of water fluoridation on adverse birth outcomesR00ES033274 · NIEHS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GOIN, DANA E · 2023 to 2025
$747k
Evaluating the effect of water fluoridation on adverse birth outcomesK99ES033274 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GOIN, DANA E · 2021 to 2022
$199k
NIEHS NIH HHS K99 ES033274NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030284NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004705NIEHS NIH HHS R00 ES033274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a lack of research on the relationship between water fluoridation and pregnancy outcomes.

objectivesWe assessed whether hypothetical interventions to reduce fluoride levels would improve birth outcomes in California.

methodsWe linked California birth records from 2000 to 2018 to annual average fluoride levels by community water system. Fluoride levels were collected from consumer confidence reports using publicly available data and public record requests. We estimated the effects of a hypothetical intervention reducing water fluoride levels to

resultsFluoride levels ranged from 0 to

conclusionWe estimated that a reduction in water fluoride levels would modestly decrease birth weight and birth-weight-for-gestational-age

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FluoridationFluoridesPregnancy OutcomeAdultBirth WeightCaliforniaFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgePregnancyPremature BirthFluorides

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PMID38752991
PMCPMC11098007

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