ArticleEnvironment international2014
Fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth and pre-labor rupture of membranes in Perth, Western Australia 1997-2007: a longitudinal study.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Different exposure levels of fine particulate matter and preterm birth: a meta-analysis based on cohort studies.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Pooled it
- The association between fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and preterm birth: a meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Pooled it
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- Maternal exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and risk of premature rupture of membranes in Wuhan, Central China: a cohort study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2019Article
- Air pollution and inflammation: Findings from concurrent repeated measures of systemic and reproductive tract cytokines during term pregnancy in Mexico City.The Science of the total environment · 2019Article
- Preterm birth and economic benefits of reduced maternal exposure to fine particulate matter.Environmental research · 2019Article
- Exposure to ambient PMEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Association of Long-term Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter of 1 μm or Less With Preterm Birth in China.JAMA pediatrics · 2018Article
- Maternal ambient air pollution, preterm birth and markers of fetal growth in Rhode Island: results of a hospital-based linkage study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2017Article
- Environmental chemicals and preterm birth: Biological mechanisms and the state of the science.Current epidemiology reports · 2017Article
- Examining the Effects of Ambient Temperature on Pre-Term Birth in Central Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Premature Rupture of Membranes.American journal of epidemiology · 2016Article
- Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy.Environmental research · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveA recent longitudinal study reported an association between fine particulate (PM2.5) exposure and preterm birth (PTB) in a US cohort. We applied the same design to an Australian cohort to investigate associations with PTB and pre-labor rupture of membranes (PROM).
methodsFrom 287,680 births, we selected 39,189 women who had singleton births at least twice in Western Australia in 1997-2007 (n=86,844 births). Analyses matched pregnancies to the same women with conditional logistic regression.
resultsFor PROM adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for a 1 μg/m(3) increase in PM2.5 in the first trimester, second trimester, third trimester, and whole pregnancy were 1.00 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.97, 1.03), 1.03 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.06), 1.02 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.05), and 1.02 (95% CI: 0.99, 1.05) respectively. For PTB, corresponding ORs were 1.00 (95% CI: 0.96, 1.04), 1.00 (95% CI: 0.96, 1.04), 0.98 (95% CI: 0.94, 1.02), and 0.99 (95% CI: 0.95, 1.04) respectively.
conclusionRisk of PROM was greater for pregnancies with elevated PM2.5 exposure in the second trimester than were other pregnancies to the same Australian women at lower exposure. There was insufficient evidence for an association with PTB, indicating that a longer time period might be needed to observe an association if a causal effect exists.
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