SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Indoor exposure and adverse birth outcomes related to fetal growth, miscarriage and prematurity-a systematic review.
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- Non-genetic risk factors of miscarriage: a comprehensive umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Household air pollution, ultrasound measurement, fetal biometric parameters and intrauterine growth restriction.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Trial
- Scoping review of climate drivers on maternal health: current evidence and clinical implications.AJOG global reports · 2025Review
- Prenatal exposure to air pollutants and the second to fourth digit ratio in adult women.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of Particulate Matter 2.5 on Fetal Growth in Male and Preterm Infants through Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Associations between Phthalate Exposure and Gestational Age at Delivery in a Diverse Pregnancy Cohort.Toxics · 2022Article
- Analysis of gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from cooking devices in selected rural and urban kitchens in Bomet and Narok counties of Kenya.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2022Article
- Association between noise exposure during pregnancy and pregnancy complications: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Self-reported oil spill exposure and birth outcomes among southern Louisiana women at the time of the Gulf oil spill: The GROWH study.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2021Article
- Association between Low House Cleaning Frequency, Cough and Risk of Miscarriage: A Case Control Study in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effect of electromagnetic field on abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2021Article
- Maternal Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Effects of prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutant PM10 on ultrasound-measured fetal growth.International journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds among recently pregnant rural Guatemalan women cooking and heating with solid fuels.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2017Article
- Household Air Pollution: Sources and Exposure Levels to Fine Particulate Matter in Nairobi Slums.Toxics · 2016Article
- Association between electromagnetic field exposure and abortion in pregnant women living in Tehran.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2016Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the relationship between air pollution and children's respiratory health in Shanghai, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this review was to summarize existing epidemiological evidence of the association between quantitative estimates of indoor air pollution and all-day personal exposure with adverse birth outcomes including fetal growth, prematurity and miscarriage. We carried out a systematic literature search of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases with the aim of summarizing and evaluating the results of peer-reviewed epidemiological studies undertaken in "westernized" countries that have assessed indoor air pollution and all-day personal exposure with specific quantitative methods. This comprehensive literature search identified 16 independent studies which were deemed relevant for further review and two additional studies were added through searching the reference lists of all included studies. Two reviewers independently and critically appraised all eligible articles using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool. Of the 18 selected studies, 14 adopted a prospective cohort design, three were case-controls and one was a retrospective cohort study. In terms of pollutants of interest, seven studies assessed exposure to electro-magnetic fields, four studies assessed exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, four studies assessed PM2.5 exposure and three studies assessed benzene, phthalates and noise exposure respectively. Furthermore, 12 studies examined infant growth as the main birth outcome of interest, six examined spontaneous abortion and three studies assessed gestational age at birth and preterm delivery. This survey demonstrates that there is insufficient research on the possible association of indoor exposure and early life effects and that further research is needed.
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