Environmental health perspectives
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Environ. Health Perspect. · Oct 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialImpact of reduced maternal exposures to wood smoke from an introduced chimney stove on newborn birth weight in rural Guatemala.
A growing body of evidence indicates a relationship between household indoor air pollution from cooking fires and adverse neonatal outcomes, such as low birth weight (LBW), in resource-poor countries. ⋯ A chimney stove reduced wood smoke exposures and was associated with reduced LBW occurrence. Although not statistically significant, the estimated effect was consistent with previous studies.