SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Adverse Birth Outcomes.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Noise pollution during pregnancy and congenital issues: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- The prevalence of occupational exposure to noise: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury.Environment international · 2021Pooled it
- Cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2020Pooled it
- Evidence for Environmental Noise Effects on Health for the United Kingdom Policy Context: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Environmental Noise on Mental Health, Wellbeing, Quality of Life, Cancer, Dementia, Birth, Reproductive Outcomes, and Cognition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Depression/Anxiety: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Birth Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Environmental Noise Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Problems in Children: a Systematic Review.Current environmental health reports · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of Occupational Noise on Menstrual Disorders in Female Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
- Review
- The impact of environmental pollution and climate change on hypertension: a position paper by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Working Group on Environment in Hypertension.Cardiovascular research · 2026Review
- Exploring pathways between residential greenness and antepartum stillbirth: A mediation analysis.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Birth Weight: The Roles of Noise, Placental Function, Green Space, Physical Activity, and Socioeconomic Status (FRONTIER).Research report (Health Effects Institute) · 2026Article
- Maternal environmental noise exposure during the periconceptional period and risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: a case-control study in Northwest China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Association of Military Aircraft Noise Exposure with Mental Well-Being and Sleep Disturbance near a Military Air Base in Okinawa, Japan: An Ecological Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Investigating the Dual Role of Trace and Toxic Elements in Pregnancy-Related Health Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Associations between neighborhood greenery and birth outcomes in a North Carolina cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of fetal exposure to environmental noise using a computer-generated model.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Neighborhood income inequality, maternal relative deprivation and neonatal health in Sweden: A cross-sectional study using individually defined multi-scale contexts.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Birth Outcomes among Infants Born between 2006 and 2018 after Maternal Exposure during Pregnancy to Ultrafine Particles from Aviation around a Large International Airport in the Netherlands.Environmental health perspectives · 2025Article
- Impacts of Vehicle Emission Regulations and Local Congestion Policies on Birth Outcomes Associated with Traffic Air Pollution.Research report (Health Effects Institute) · 2025Article
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Abstract
conclusionsWe found evidence of very low quality for associations between aircraft noise and preterm birth, low birth weight and congenital anomalies, and low quality evidence for an association between road traffic noise and low birth weight, preterm birth and small for gestational age. Further high quality studies are required to establish such associations. Future studies are recommended to apply robust exposure assessment methods (e.g., modeled or measured noise levels at bedroom façade), disentangle associations for different sources of noise as well as daytime and nighttime noise, evaluate the impacts of noise evens (that stand out of the noise background), and control the analyses for confounding factors, such as socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors and other environmental factors, especially air pollution.
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