ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2014
Assessing the impact of race, social factors and air pollution on birth outcomes: a population-based study.
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The Interaction of Social Factors With Air Pollution
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80 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Susceptible window identification of the relationship between maternal ozone exposure and preterm birth.International health · 2026Pooled it
- A Simple Method to Establish Sufficiency and Stability in Meta-Analyses: With Application to Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Preterm Birth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Application of the navigation guide systematic review methodology to evaluate prenatal exposure to particulate matter air pollution and infant birth weight.Environment international · 2021Pooled 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
- Maternal and birth cohort studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Maternal fine particulate matter (PMEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2019Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Birth Weight and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2018Pooled it
- Association of neighborhood context with offspring risk of preterm birth and low birthweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2016Pooled it
- The association between fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and preterm birth: a meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Pooled it
- Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and pregnancy outcomes: a meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2015Pooled it
- A secondary data analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial: improved cookstoves associated with reduction in incidence of low birthweight in rural Malawi.International journal of epidemiology · 2022Trial
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- Public responses about air quality in the world's ten most populous countries.Nature communications · 2026Article
- The impact of improved air quality on low birth weight and health inequalities in Spain from 2010 to 2018.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Association between maternal PMFrontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Exposure to low concentrations of PMBMC public health · 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
- Association between density of food retailers and fitness centers and gestational diabetes mellitus in Eastern Massachusetts, USA: population-based study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Association of Environmental Injustice and Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in the United States.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Weekly prenatal PMEnvironmental research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundBoth air pollution exposure and socioeconomic status (SES) are important indicators of children's health. Using highly resolved modeled predictive surfaces, we examine the joint effects of air pollution exposure and measures of SES in a population level analysis of pregnancy outcomes in North Carolina (NC).
methodsDaily measurements of particulate matter <2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) were calculated through a spatial hierarchical Bayesian model which produces census-tract level point predictions. Using multilevel models and NC birth data from 2002-2006, we examine the association between pregnancy averaged PM2.5 and O3, individual and area-based SES indicators, and birth outcomes.
resultsMaternal race and education, and neighborhood household income were associated with adverse birth outcomes. Predicted concentrations of PM2.5 and O3 were also associated with an additional effect on reductions in birth weight and increased risks of being born low birth weight and small for gestational age.
conclusionsThis paper builds on and complements previous work on the relationship between pregnancy outcomes and air pollution exposure by using 1) highly resolved air pollution exposure data; 2) a five-year population level sample of pregnancies; and 3) including personal and areal level measures of social determinants of pregnancy outcomes. Results show a stable and negative association between air pollution exposure and adverse birth outcomes. Additionally, the more socially disadvantaged populations are at a greater risk; controlling for both SES and environmental stressors provides a better understanding of the contributing factors to poor children's health outcomes.
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