ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2009
Residential exposure to traffic and spontaneous abortion.
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- Ambient air pollution and risk of pregnancy loss among women undergoing assisted reproduction.Environmental research · 2020Article
- Air pollution exposure and risk of spontaneous abortion in the Nurses' Health Study II.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2019Article
- Supplemental Folate and the Relationship Between Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Livebirth Among Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction.American journal of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Acute effects of air pollutants on spontaneous pregnancy loss: a case-crossover study.Fertility and sterility · 2019Article
- Traffic-related Air Pollution and Pregnancy Loss.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2019Article
- Live-Birth Bias and Observed Associations Between Air Pollution and Autism.American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and spontaneous abortion and stillbirth.Reviews on environmental health · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have shown associations between air pollution or traffic exposure and adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight. However, very few studies have examined the effect of traffic emissions on spontaneous abortion (SAB).
objectiveThe goal of this study was to determine whether residential exposure to vehicular traffic was associated with SAB.
methodsPregnant women from a prepaid health plan in California were recruited into a prospective cohort study in 1990-1991. Three measures of traffic exposure were constructed for the 4,979 participants using annual average daily traffic (AADT) counts near each residence and distance from residence to major roads. SAB was examined in relation to the traffic exposure measures using logistic regression adjusting for a number of demographic and lifestyle variables.
resultsOf the traffic measures, maximum annual average traffic within 50 m showed the strongest association with SAB, although it was not statistically significant. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for the top 90th percentile (AADT greater than 15,199) versus the bottom 75th percentile (AADT = 0-1,089) was 1.18 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.87-1.60]. However, subgroup analyses showed statistically significant associations for traffic with SAB among African Americans (AOR = 3.11; 95% CI, 1.26-7.66) and nonsmokers (AOR = 1.47; 95% CI, 1.07-2.04).
conclusionIn this cohort, living within 50 m of a road with AADT of 15,200 or more was significantly associated with SAB among African Americans and nonsmokers. Further research is needed to confirm these results and possibly elucidate the mechanisms responsible for the findings.
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