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Ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Ozone exposure during early pregnancy and preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental research · 2021Pooled it
- Environmental Risk Factors and Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The association between prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth weight: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: a narrative review of epidemiological and mechanistic findings.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2026Review
- Ambient air pollution during pregnancy and offspring cerebral palsy.Environment international · 2026Article
- Investigating the Aliso Canyon gas blowout disaster and adverse birth outcomes: A quasiexperimental approach.Science advances · 2025Article
- Utility of low-cost sensor measurement for predicting ambient PMEnvironmental science: atmospheres · 2025Article
- Pre-pregnancy ozone and ultrafine particulate matter exposure during second year of life associated with decreased cognitive and adaptive functioning at aged 2-5 years.Environmental research · 2024Article
- The protocol of DECO-MOM: a clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a mobile application for an environmental health intervention among pregnant women.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Impact of ambient air pollution exposure during pregnancy on adverse birth outcomes: generalized structural equation modeling approach.BMC public health · 2023Article
- IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPLICATIONS OF EARLY PREGNANCY AND BIOMETEOROLOGICAL FORECAST?Acta clinica Croatica · 2022Observational
- Boston Birth Cohort profile: rationale and study design.Precision nutrition · 2022Article
- Fetal Exposure to Air Pollution in Late Pregnancy Significantly Increases ADHD-Risk Behavior in Early Childhood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between Maternal Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and the Risk of Preterm Birth: A Birth Cohort Study in Chongqing, China, 2015-2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Preterm birth among pregnant women living in areas with high social vulnerability.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2021Article
- Exposure to ambient particulate matter and biomass burning during pregnancy: associations with birth weight in Thailand.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2021Article
- Ambient BTEX exposure and mid-pregnancy inflammatory biomarkers in pregnant African American women.Journal of reproductive immunology · 2021Article
- Association between moderated level of air pollution and fetal growth: the potential role of noise exposure.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The Coronavirus Might be Paradoxically Beneficial on the Risk of Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2020-08-17Error in Analyses · Error in Methods · Error in Results and/or Conclusions ·
- Retracted
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8 authors.
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Abstract
Several reviews have assessed the relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes during pregnancy, but the results remain controversial. The objective of this study was to assess this correlation quantitatively and to explore sources of heterogeneity. We included all published case-control or cohort studies that evaluated the correlation between ambient air pollution and low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and small for gestational age (SGA). Analytical methods and inclusion criteria were provided on the PROSPERO website (CRD42018085816). We evaluated pooled effects and heterogeneity. Subgroup analyses (grouped by exposure period, study settings, study design, exposure types, data source, Newcastle-Ottawa quality score (NOS), and adjustment for smoking or meteorological factors) were also conducted and publication bias was examined. The risk of bias in systematic reviews (ROBIS) tool was used to evaluate the overall risk of bias in this review. Forty studies met the inclusion criteria. We observed pooled odds ratios (ORs) of 1.03-1.21 for LBW and 0.97-1.06 for PTB when mothers were exposed to CO, NO
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