2016
Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY
Pereira G, Evans KA, Rich DQ, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 66-73. PMID: 26247489, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPrelabor ruptureWhole pregnancyOdds ratioSame womenElevated PM2.5 exposureConditional logistic regressionFine particulate exposureIndividual-level confoundersThird trimesterFirst trimesterSecond trimesterPregnancyPM2.5 exposureTrimesterLogistic regressionParticulate exposureBirthLongitudinal studyLow exposureWomen comparisonsMembrane ruptureRuptureWomenExposure
2014
Fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth and pre-labor rupture of membranes in Perth, Western Australia 1997–2007: A longitudinal study
Pereira G, Bell ML, Belanger K, de Klerk N. Fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth and pre-labor rupture of membranes in Perth, Western Australia 1997–2007: A longitudinal study. Environment International 2014, 73: 143-149. PMID: 25118087, PMCID: PMC4259049, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-labour rupturePreterm birthOdds ratioSecond trimesterElevated PM2.5 exposureRisk of PROMCorresponding odds ratiosConditional logistic regressionLongitudinal studyFine particulate exposureWhole pregnancyRecent longitudinal studiesThird trimesterFirst trimesterSingleton birthsUS cohortAustralian cohortInsufficient evidencePM2.5 exposureTrimesterPregnancySame womenAustralia 1997Particulate exposureLogistic regression