SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Reproductive outcomes associated with noise exposure - a systematic review of the literature.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
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- WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Adverse Birth Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
- Impact of Occupational Noise on Menstrual Disorders in Female Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
- Impact of Noise Exposure on Risk of Developing Stress-Related Obstetric Health Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
- Effects of Oral Nanocurcumin on Uterine Caspase-3 and IL-10 Expression in Noise-Stressed Pregnant Mice.Open veterinary journal · 2026Article
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- Cardiometabolic Health Effects of Air Pollution, Noise, Green Space, and Socioeconomic Status: The HERMES Study.Research report (Health Effects Institute) · 2024Article
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- Physical exposures in the work environment during pregnancy - a challenge for risk assessment.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
- Occupational Exposure during Pregnancy and Effects on Newborns: A Nested Case-Control Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Residential proximity to unconventional oil and gas development and birth defects in Ohio.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Occupational Exposure to Physical and Chemical Risk Factors: A Systematic Review of Reproductive Pathophysiological Effects in Women and Men.Safety and health at work · 2023Review
- Pregnancy Outcome in Women Exposed to Metal Fume in Welding: A Canadian Cohort Study.Annals of work exposures and health · 2022Article
- Motivational Interviewing to Encourage Agricultural Producers' Use of Hearing Protection Devices: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study.Workplace health & safety · 2022Article
- Traffic Noise and Ambient Air Pollution Are Risk Factorsfor Preeclampsia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Factors associated with fetal karyotype in spontaneous abortion: a case-case study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- What Is the Role of Night-Time Noise Exposure in Childhood Allergic Disease?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionHigh noise exposure during critical periods in gestation is a potential stressor that may result in increased risk of implantation failure, dysregulation of placentation or decrease of uterine blood flow. This paper systematically reviews published evidence on associations between reproductive outcomes and occupational and environmental noise exposure.
methodsThe Web of Science, PubMed and Embase electronic databases were searched for papers published between 1970 to June 2014 and via colleagues. We included 14 epidemiological studies related to occupational noise exposure and nine epidemiological studies related to environmental noise exposure. There was some evidence for associations between occupational noise exposure and low birthweight, preterm birth and small for gestational age, either independently or together with other occupational risk factors. Five of six epidemiologic studies, including the two largest studies, found significant associations between lower birthweight and higher noise exposure. There were few studies on other outcomes and study design issues may have led to bias in assessments in some studies.
conclusionsThere is evidence for associations between noise exposure and adverse reproductive outcomes from animal studies. Few studies in have been conducted in humans but there is some suggestive evidence of adverse associations with environmental noise from both occupational and epidemiological studies, especially for low birthweight.
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