Women who lived within 10 km of an oil or gas well that was hydraulically fractured during 1 year preconception or during pregnancy were at higher risk for adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
In an interview with Healio, co-author Amy Metcalfe, PhD, assistant professor in the departments of obstetrics and gynecology and community health sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, said the idea for the study came from the researchers’ mutual interest in a litany of areas.
“We each had individual interests in pregnancy outcomes,