ReviewInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2015
The health burden of pollution: the impact of prenatal exposure to air pollutants.
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- Acute and subchronic exposure to urban atmospheric pollutants aggravate acute respiratory failure in infants.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Prenatal Ambient Air Pollutant Mixture Exposure and Early School-age Lung Function.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2023Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution: 1994-2022.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Effects of Pollution on Pregnancy and Infants.Cureus · 2023Review
- Air pollution as an early determinant of COPD.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Review
- Air pollution-induced epigenetic changes: disease development and a possible link with hypersensitivity pneumonitis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
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- THE EXPOSOME IN HUMAN EVOLUTION: FROM DUST TO DIESEL.The Quarterly review of biology · 2019Article
- Occupational exposure to organic particles and combustion products during pregnancy and birth outcome in a nationwide cohort study in Sweden.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Article
- In utero ultrafine particulate matter exposure causes offspring pulmonary immunosuppression.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Article
- Factors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africa.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
- Prenatal nitrate air pollution exposure and reduced child lung function: Timing and fetal sex effects.Environmental research · 2018Article
- Pre- and postnatal exposure of mice to concentrated urban PMEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2018Article
- In the search for reliable biomarkers for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: the role of vitamin D.Metabolic brain disease · 2018Article
- Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants and child development trajectories through 7 years.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2018Observational
- Does the Short-Term Effect of Air Pollution Influence the Incidence of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Different Patient Groups? Big Data Analysis in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Exposure to atmospheric pollutants in both open and closed environments is a major cause of morbidity and mortality that may be both controlled and minimized. Despite growing evidence, several controversies and disagreements exist among the studies that have analyzed the effects of prenatal pollutant exposure. This review article aims to analyze primary scientific evidence of the effects of air pollution during pregnancy and the impact of these effects on the fetus, infant health, and in particular, the respiratory system. We performed a review of articles from the PubMed and Web of Science databases that were published in English within the past 5 years, particularly those related to birth cohorts that began in pregnancy with follow-up until the first years of life. The largest reported effects are associated with prenatal exposure to particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and tobacco smoke. The primary effects affect birth weight and other parameters of fetal biometry. There is strong evidence regarding the impact of pollutants on morbidity secondary to respiratory problems. Growing evidence links maternal smoking to childhood asthma and wheezing. The role of passive maternal smoking is less clear. Great heterogeneity exists among studies. There is a need for additional studies on birth cohorts to monitor the relationship between the exposure of pregnant women to pollutants and their children's progress during the first years of life.
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