ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2012
Ambient air pollution and the risk of stillbirth.
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- Gestational age modifies the association between exposure to fine particles and fetal death: findings from a nationwide epidemiological study in the contiguous United States.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure With Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Stillbirth in the US: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Characteristics of cohort studies of long-term exposure to PMEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2019Pooled it
- Air pollution and female fertility: a systematic review of literature.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2018Pooled it
- Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and pregnancy outcomes: a meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2015Pooled it
- Maternal ambient air pollution exposure and risk of stillbirth in Georgia, USA.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Maternal ambient air pollution exposure and risk of stillbirth in Georgia, USA.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Prenatal ozone exposure and risk of intellectual disability.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Association of fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and stillbirth rates in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- In vivo gamete toxicology in the context of in vitro fertilization: a narrative review.F&S reviews · 2025Article
- The association of short-term increases in ambient PM2.5 and temperature exposures with stillbirth: racial/ethnic disparities among Medicaid recipients.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- PMJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
- The effects of inhaled pollutants on reproduction in marginalized communities: a contemporary review.Inhalation toxicology · 2024Review
- Analysis of gasoline-related pollutant exposures and risks in California between 1996 and 2014.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
- Exposure to air pollution and ovarian reserve parameters.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy complications in the U.S. state of Kansas (2000-2015).Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Trimester-specific ambient PMEnvironmental research · 2023Article
- Does PM2.5 (Pollutant) Reduce Firms' Innovation Output?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Estimation of stillbirths attributable to ambient fine particles in 137 countries.Nature communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine the risk of stillbirth associated with ambient air pollution during pregnancy. Using live birth and fetal death data from New Jersey from 1998 to 2004, the authors assigned daily concentrations of air pollution to each birth or fetal death. Generalized estimating equation models were used to estimate the relative odds of stillbirth associated with interquartile range increases in mean air pollutant concentrations in the first, second, and third trimesters and throughout the entire pregnancy. The relative odds of stillbirth were significantly increased with each 10-ppb increase in mean nitrogen dioxide concentration in the first trimester (odds ratio (OR) = 1.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03, 1.31), each 3-ppb increase in mean sulfur dioxide concentration in the first (OR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.28) and third (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.37) trimesters, and each 0.4-ppm increase in mean carbon monoxide concentration in the second (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.28) and third (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.24) trimesters. Although ambient air pollution during pregnancy appeared to increase the relative odds of stillbirth, further studies are needed to confirm these findings and examine mechanistic explanations.
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