SynthesisEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2023
A systematic review of evidence for maternal preconception exposure to outdoor air pollution on Children's health.
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- FIGO committee opinion: Environmental drivers of obstetric health and early childhood development.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and low birth weight and macrosomia: the role of gestational diabetes mellitus.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes: exposure windows of susceptibility and socioeconomic inequalities.European journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Industrial air pollution and newborn hearing screening failure.Journal of hazardous materials · 2025Article
- Adverse Birth Outcomes Associated with Heat Stress and Wildfire Smoke Exposure During Preconception and Pregnancy.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
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- Immune consequences of exposure to β-pinene oxidation aerosols: adult versus gestational murine models.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2025Article
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- Associations of preconception air pollution exposure with growth trajectory in young children: A prospective cohort study.Environmental research · 2025Article
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- Climate change, air pollution and maternal and newborn health: An overview of reviews of health outcomes.Journal of global health · 2024Review
- Systems for rating bodies of evidence used in systematic reviews of air pollution exposure and reproductive and children's health: a methodological survey.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Review
- Examining modification of the associations between air pollution and birth outcomes by neighborhood deprivation in a North Carolina birth cohort, 2011-2015.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Identifying critical windows of air pollution exposure during preconception and gestational period on birthweight: a prospective cohort study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- Traffic-related air pollution and supplemental folic acid intake in relation to DNA methylation in granulosa cells.Clinical epigenetics · 2023Article
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Abstract
The preconception period is a critical window for gametogenesis, therefore preconception exposure to air pollutants may have long-term effects on children. We systematically reviewed epidemiological evidence concerning the effects of preconception ambient air pollution exposure on children's health outcomes and identified research gaps for future investigations. We searched PubMed and Web of Science from journal inception up to October 2022 based on an established protocol (PROSPERO: CRD42022277608). We then identified 162 articles based on searching strategy, 22 of which met the inclusion criteria. Studies covered a wide range of health outcomes including birth defects, preterm birth, birthweight, respiratory outcomes, and developmental outcomes. Findings suggested that exposure to outdoor air pollutants during maternal preconception period were associated with various health outcomes, of which birth defects has the most consistent findings. A meta-analysis revealed that during 3-month preconception period, a 10 μg/m
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