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ArticleEnvironmental research2024

Association between gestational exposure to solar activity and pregnancy loss using live births from a Massachusetts-based medical center.

Veronica A Wang, Michael Leung, Man Liu, Anna M Modest, Michele R Hacker, Megha Gupta, Carolina L Zilli Vieira, Marc G Weisskopf, Joel Schwartz, Brent A Coull and 2 more

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Veronica A WangDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael LeungDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Man LiuDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Anna M ModestDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Michele R HackerDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Megha GuptaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Carolina L Zilli VieiraDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Marc G WeisskopfDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Joel SchwartzDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Brent A CoullDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Stefania PapatheodorouDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: spapathe@hsph.harvard.edu.
Petros KoutrakisDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Harvard University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES000002 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI SUSAN A KORRICK · 1985 to 2026
$44.6M
A national study on the effects of air pollution and temperature on children's neurodevelopmental outcomesR01ES034038 · NIEHS · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Stefania Papatheodorou · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Air Pollution and Pregnancy LossR01ES029943 · NIEHS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DEYSSENROTH, MAYA ARIANE, KIOUMOURTZOGLOU, MARIANTHI-ANNA · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES000002NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES029943NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES034038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSolar activity has been linked to biological mechanisms important to pregnancy, including folate and melatonin levels and inflammatory markers. Thus, we aimed to investigate the association between gestational solar activity and pregnancy loss.

methodsOur study included 71,963 singleton births conceived in 2002-2016 and delivered at an academic medical center in Eastern Massachusetts. We studied several solar activity metrics, including sunspot number, K

resultsOverall, the association between solar activity during pregnancy and pregnancy loss varied by exposure metric. For sunspot number, we found that an interquartile range increase in sunspot number (78·7 sunspots) in all of the first 24 weeks of pregnancy was associated with 14·0 (95% CI: 6·5, 21·3) more pregnancy losses out of the average 92 LBICs in a week, and exposure in weeks ten through thirteen was identified as a critical window. Although not statistically significant, higher exposure to K

conclusionWhile exposure to certain metrics of solar activity (i.e., sunspot number) throughout the first 24 weeks of pregnancy may be associated with pregnancy losses, exposure to other metrics were not. Solar activity is a complex phenomenon, and more studies are needed to clarify underlying pathways.

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Abortion, SpontaneousLive BirthFemaleHumansMassachusettsPregnancySolar ActivityUltraviolet RaysGeomagnetic activityLive birthsPregnancy lossSolar activityTime series

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PMID38007077
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