2018
Associations between maternal residential proximity to air emissions from industrial facilities and low birth weight in Texas, USA
Gong X, Lin Y, Bell ML, Zhan FB. Associations between maternal residential proximity to air emissions from industrial facilities and low birth weight in Texas, USA. Environment International 2018, 120: 181-198. PMID: 30096612, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightMaternal residential exposureLogistic regression analysisMaternal residential proximityResidential exposureMaternal exposureBirth weightRisk factorsOdds ratioAir Quality Monitoring DatabaseNon-exposed reference groupCase-control study designBinary logistic regression analysisSignificant risk factorsPublic health regionsLBW risk factorsResidential proximityRegression analysisRace/ethnicityYear of birthLBW casesGestational weeksPrenatal careMaternal ageMaternal residence
2015
Ambient air pollution and congenital heart defects in Lanzhou, China
Jin L, Qiu J, Zhang Y, Qiu W, He X, Wang Y, Sun Q, Li M, Zhao N, Cui H, Liu S, Tang Z, Chen Y, Yue L, Da Z, Xu X, Huang H, Liu Q, Bell ML, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollution and congenital heart defects in Lanzhou, China. Environmental Research Letters 2015, 10: 074005. PMID: 31555342, PMCID: PMC6760856, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/7/074005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatent ductus arteriosusEntire pregnancyCongenital heart defectsMaternal exposureCongenital malformationsHeart defectsCongenital heartFolic acid intakeSingleton live birthsTherapeutic drug usePositive associationAmbient air pollutionDuctus arteriosusSeason of conceptionGreat arteriesSignificant positive associationAcid intakeMaternal ageHealth burdenLive birthsCardiac septumTrimesterDrug usePregnancyLogistic regression
2014
Fine Particulate Matter and Risk for Preterm Birth in Connecticut in 2000–2006
Pereira G, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Bell M. Fine Particulate Matter and Risk for Preterm Birth in Connecticut in 2000–2006. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2014, 69: 245-246. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000450113.86906.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of PTBWhole pregnancy exposurePreterm birthTiming of pregnancyFirst trimesterSingleton live birthsWeeks of gestationInterquartile range increaseAbstract Preterm birthTime of birthAmbient air pollutionHispanic parturientsPregnancy exposurePreterm deliveryWhole pregnancyEntire pregnancyMaternal exposureThird trimesterAdjusted ORsSecond trimesterFine particulate matterMaternal ageRisk factorsSuccessive pregnanciesLive births