2024
Short-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia
Nyadanu S, Foo D, Pereira G, Mickley L, Feng X, Bell M. Short-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia. Environment International 2024, 191: 109007. PMID: 39278048, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratiosLow 5-min Apgar scoreCarbonaceous componentsPerinatal outcomesOrganic carbonNew South WalesNonvertex presentationCaesarean sectionPositive associationApgar scorePreterm birthBlack carbon componentsShort-term effectsLow socioeconomic statusSouth WalesAdverse perinatal outcomesMulticentre cohort studyWildfire seasonBenefit public healthCox regression modelsIntensive care unitSingleton birthsBlack carbonSocioeconomic statusGestational weeksMaternal exposure to ambient air temperature and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Nyadanu S, Dunne J, Tessema G, Mullins B, Kumi-Boateng B, Bell M, Duko B, Pereira G. Maternal exposure to ambient air temperature and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 917: 170236. PMID: 38272077, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesRisk of biasSystematic reviewUmbrella reviewMeta-analysesUmbrella review of systematic reviewsReview of systematic reviewsJoanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal toolsAssociated with adverse birth outcomesPrimary studiesSystematic review repositoriesOverlap of primary studiesEpidemiological evidenceMultiple Systematic ReviewsCritical appraisal toolsAssociated with increased risk of preterm birthEnvironmental health researchModerate risk of biasRisk of preterm birthElectronic grey literatureSystematic review guidelinesMaternal exposureAssociated with increased riskAppraisal Tool
2023
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Foo D, Stewart R, Heo S, Dhamrait G, Choi H, Song Y, Bell M. Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research 2023, 241: 117527. PMID: 37931734, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood health outcomesWildfire smoke exposureAdverse birth outcomesChildhood health outcomesSmoke exposureHealth outcomesMaternal exposureBirth outcomesLow birthweightHomogenous studiesSystematic reviewData extractionEpidemiological observational studiesOvid/EmbaseOvid/MedlineAdverse health outcomesScreening of titlesWeb of ScienceBirthweight reductionPreterm birthBias assessmentDistance of residenceObservational studyIndependent reviewersChild health
2022
Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa
deSouza P, Hammer M, Anthamatten P, Kinney P, Kim R, Subramanian S, Bell M, Mwenda K. Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa. Environmental Health 2022, 21: 128. PMID: 36503479, PMCID: PMC9743768, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-022-00943-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeight-for-age z-scoreExposure to PM2.5Nationally representative anthropometric dataLower height-for-age z-scoreCritical windows of susceptibilityHeight-for-agePM2.5 concentrationsStatistically significant associationWealth quintileHealth outcomesPublic health crisisChildhood undernutritionImpact of air pollutionGlobal public health crisisWindow of susceptibilityEffect modifiersIncreased stuntingAnthropometric dataPM2.5 exposureChild malnutritionEvaluate associationsSignificant associationAged 5Household factorsZ-score
2018
Residential mobility during pregnancy in Urban Gansu, China
Tang Z, Zhang H, Bai H, Chen Y, Zhao N, Zhou M, Cui H, Lerro C, Lin X, Lv L, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Dang Y, Han X, Xu X, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Ma B, Liu X, Wang Y, Wang W, Liu S, Luo J, Huang H, Liang J, Jiang M, Qiu W, Bell ML, Qiu J, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Residential mobility during pregnancy in Urban Gansu, China. Health & Place 2018, 53: 258-263. PMID: 30196043, PMCID: PMC6556377, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesMaternal complicationsPregnant womenLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesEnvironmental exposuresBirth cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionTime of deliveryCohort studyPreterm birthThird trimesterBirth weightMaternal characteristicsMaternal residencePregnancyLogistic regressionComplicationsExposure misclassificationAsian populationsLower likelihoodBirth defectsDisease associationsOutcomesExposureResidential mobility of pregnant women and implications for assessment of spatially-varying environmental exposures
Bell ML, Banerjee G, Pereira G. Residential mobility of pregnant women and implications for assessment of spatially-varying environmental exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2018, 28: 470-480. PMID: 29511287, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-018-0026-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutant PM10 on ultrasound-measured fetal growth
Zhao N, Qiu J, Ma S, Zhang Y, Lin X, Tang Z, Zhang H, Huang H, Ma N, Huang Y, Bell ML, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Effects of prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutant PM10 on ultrasound-measured fetal growth. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2018, 47: 1072-1081. PMID: 29529195, PMCID: PMC6124630, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyy019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal fetal growthFetal growthPrenatal exposurePM10 exposureBiparietal diameterFemur lengthAbdominal circumferenceHead circumferenceImportant public health implicationsPost-natal consequencesFetal growth parametersBirth cohort studyLimited epidemiological studiesPublic health implicationsCohort studyPregnant womenUltrasound examinationFetal overgrowthM3 increaseEpidemiological studiesExposure windowsMixed-effects modellingHigh levelsAmbient particulate matterUltrasound measurements
2017
Pregnancy and Lifetime Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Infant Mortality in Massachusetts, 2001–2007
Son JY, Lee HJ, Koutrakis P, Bell ML. Pregnancy and Lifetime Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Infant Mortality in Massachusetts, 2001–2007. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 1268-1276. PMID: 29121205, PMCID: PMC5860580, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden infant death syndrome mortalityInfant mortalityLifetime exposurePM2.5 exposurePostneonatal infant mortalityExtended Cox proportional hazardsCox proportional hazardsInterquartile range increaseTime-dependent covariatesHazard ratioGestational exposureGestational lengthSeason of birthBirth weightMaternal characteristicsShort-term exposureProportional hazardsMortalityPregnancyBirthExposureSupportive evidenceDeathFine particulate matterAerodynamic diameterInvestigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy
Warren JL, Son JY, Pereira G, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 187: 992-1000. PMID: 29053768, PMCID: PMC5928458, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightMaternal residential mobilityBirth weightCritical windowBirth cohortWeekly exposurePregnancy week 16Adverse birth outcomesWindow of susceptibilityAmbient air pollutionPregnancy windowsBirth outcomesWeek 16Mother's residencePM10 exposurePregnancyResidential addressesExposure misclassificationDisease developmentCohortAir pollutionExposureAerodynamic diameterPossible mechanismGlobal, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Collaborators G, Naghavi M, Abajobir A, Abbafati C, Abbas K, Abd-Allah F, Abera S, Aboyans V, Adetokunboh O, Afshin A, Agrawal A, Ahmadi A, Ahmed M, Aichour A, Aichour M, Aichour I, Aiyar S, Alahdab F, Al-Aly Z, Alam K, Alam N, Alam T, Alene K, Al-Eyadhy A, Ali S, Alizadeh-Navaei R, Alkaabi J, Alkerwi A, Alla F, Allebeck P, Allen C, Al-Raddadi R, Alsharif U, Altirkawi K, Alvis-Guzman N, Amare A, Amini E, Ammar W, Amoako Y, Anber N, Andersen H, Andrei C, Androudi S, Ansari H, Antonio C, Anwari P, Ärnlöv J, Arora M, Artaman A, Aryal K, Asayesh H, Asgedom S, Atey T, Avila-Burgos L, Avokpaho E, Awasthi A, Babalola T, Bacha U, Balakrishnan K, Barac A, Barboza M, Barker-Collo S, Barquera S, Barregard L, Barrero L, Baune B, Bedi N, Beghi E, Béjot Y, Bekele B, Bell M, Bennett J, Bensenor I, Berhane A, Bernabé E, Betsu B, Beuran M, Bhatt S, Biadgilign S, Bienhoff K, Bikbov B, Bisanzio D, Bourne R, Breitborde N, Bulto L, Bumgarner B, Butt Z, Cahuana-Hurtado L, Cameron E, Campuzano J, Car J, Cárdenas R, Carrero J, Carter A, Casey D, Castañeda-Orjuela C, Catalá-López F, Charlson F, Chibueze C, Chimed-Ochir O, Chisumpa V, Chitheer A, Christopher D, Ciobanu L, Cirillo M, Cohen A, Colombara D, Cooper C, Cowie B, Criqui M, Dandona L, Dandona R, Dargan P, Neves J, Davitoiu D, Davletov K, de Courten B, Defo B, Degenhardt L, Deiparine S, Deribe K, Deribew A, Dey S, Dicker D, Ding E, Djalalinia S, Phuc H, Doku D, Douwes-Schultz D, Driscoll T, Dubey M, Duncan B, Echko M, El-Khatib Z, Ellingsen C, Enayati A, Ermakov S, Erskine H, Eskandarieh S, Esteghamati A, Estep K, Farinha C, Faro A, Farzadfar F, Feigin V, Fereshtehnejad S, Fernandes J, Ferrari A, Feyissa T, Filip I, Finegold S, Fischer F, Fitzmaurice C, Flaxman A, Foigt N, Frank T, Fraser M, Fullman N, Fürst T, Furtado J, Gakidou E, Garcia-Basteiro A, Gebre T, Gebregergs G, Gebrehiwot T, Gebremichael D, Geleijnse J, Genova-Maleras R, Gesesew H, Gething P, Gillum R, Giref A, Giroud M, Giussani G, Godwin W, Gold A, Goldberg E, Gona P, Gopalani S, Gouda H, Goulart A, Griswold M, Gupta R, Gupta T, Gupta V, Gupta P, Haagsma J, Hafezi-Nejad N, Hailu A, Hailu G, Hamadeh R, Hambisa M, Hamidi S, Hammami M, Hancock J, Handal A, Hankey G, Hao Y, Harb H, Hareri H, Hassanvand M, Havmoeller R, Hay S, He F, Hedayati M, Henry N, Heredia-Pi I, Herteliu C, Hoek H, Horino M, Horita N, Hosgood H, Hostiuc S, Hotez P, Hoy D, Huynh C, Iburg K, Ikeda C, Ileanu B, Irenso A, Irvine C, Islam M, Jacobsen K, Jahanmehr N, Jakovljevic M, Javanbakht M, Jayaraman S, Jeemon P, Jha V, John D, Johnson C, Johnson S, Jonas J, Jürisson M, Kabir Z, Kadel R, Kahsay A, Kamal R, Karch A, Karimi S, Karimkhani C, Kasaeian A, Kassaw N, Kassebaum N, Katikireddi S, Kawakami N, Keiyoro P, Kemmer L, Kesavachandran C, Khader Y, Khan E, Khang Y, Khoja A, Khosravi M, Khosravi A, Khubchandani J, Kiadaliri A, Kieling C, Kievlan D, Kim Y, Kim D, Kimokoti R, Kinfu Y, Kissoon N, Kivimaki M, Knudsen A, Kopec J, Kosen S, Koul P, Koyanagi A, Kulikoff X, Kumar G, Kumar P, Kutz M, Kyu H, Lal D, Lalloo R, Lambert T, Lan Q, Lansingh V, Larsson A, Lee P, Leigh J, Leung J, Levi M, Li Y, Kappe D, Liang X, Liben M, Lim S, Liu P, Liu A, Liu Y, Lodha R, Logroscino G, Lorkowski S, Lotufo P, Lozano R, Lucas T, Ma S, Macarayan E, Maddison E, Razek M, Majdan M, Majdzadeh R, Majeed A, Malekzadeh R, Malhotra R, Malta D, Manguerra H, Manyazewal T, Mapoma C, Marczak L, Markos D, Martinez-Raga J, Martins-Melo F, Martopullo I, McAlinden C, McGaughey M, McGrath J, Mehata S, Meier T, Meles K, Memiah P, Memish Z, Mengesha M, Mengistu D, Menota B, Mensah G, Meretoja T, Meretoja A, Millear A, Miller T, Minnig S, Mirarefin M, Mirrakhimov E, Misganaw A, Mishra S, Mohamed I, Mohammad K, Mohammadi A, Mohammed S, Mokdad A, Mola G, Mollenkopf S, Molokhia M, Monasta L, Montañez J, Montico M, Mooney M, Moradi-Lakeh M, Moraga P, Morawska L, Morozoff C, Morrison S, Mountjoy-Venning C, Mruts K, Muller K, Murthy G, Musa K, Nachega J, Naheed A, Naldi L, Nangia V, Nascimento B, Nasher J, Natarajan G, Negoi I, Ngunjiri J, Nguyen C, Le Nguyen Q, Nguyen T, Nguyen G, Nguyen M, Nichols E, Ningrum D, Nong V, Noubiap J, Ogbo F, Oh I, Okoro A, Olagunju A, Olsen H, Olusanya B, Olusanya J, Ong K, Opio J, Oren E, Ortiz A, Osman M, Ota E, Mahesh P, Pacella R, Pakhale S, Pana A, Panda B, Panda-Jonas S, Papachristou C, Park E, Patten S, Patton G, Paudel D, Paulson K, Pereira D, Perez-Ruiz F, Perico N, Pervaiz A, Petzold M, Phillips M, Pigott D, Pinho C, Plass D, Pletcher M, Polinder S, Postma M, Pourmalek F, Purcell C, Qorbani M, Quintanilla B, Radfar A, Rafay A, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Rahman M, Rahman M, Kumar R, Ranabhat C, Rankin Z, Rao P, Rath G, Rawaf S, Ray S, Rehm J, Reiner R, Reitsma M, Remuzzi G, Rezaei S, Rezai M, Rokni M, Ronfani L, Roshandel G, Roth G, Rothenbacher D, Ruhago G, Rizwan S, Saadat S, Sachdev P, Sadat N, Safdarian, Safi S, Safiri S, Sagar R, Sahathevan R, Salama J, Salamati P, Salomon J, Samy A, Sanabria J, Sanchez-Niño M, Santomauro D, Santos I, Milicevic M, Sartorius B, Satpathy M, Schmidt M, Schneider I, Schulhofer-Wohl S, Schutte A, Schwebel D, Schwendicke F, Sepanlou S, Servan-Mori E, Shackelford K, Shahraz S, Shaikh M, Shamsipour M, Shamsizadeh M, Sharma J, Sharma R, She J, Sheikhbahaei S, Shey M, Shi P, Shields C, Shigematsu M, Shiri R, Shirude S, Shiue I, Shoman H, Shrime M, Sigfusdottir I, Silpakit N, Silva J, Singh J, Singh A, Skiadaresi E, Sligar A, Smith D, Smith A, Smith M, Sobaih B, Soneji S, Sorensen R, Soriano J, Sreeramareddy C, Srinivasan V, Stanaway J, Stathopoulou V, Steel N, Stein D, Steiner C, Steinke S, Stokes M, Strong M, Strub B, Subart M, Sufiyan M, Sunguya B, Sur P, Swaminathan S, Sykes B, Tabarés-Seisdedos R, Tadakamadla S, Takahashi K, Takala J, Talongwa R, Tarawneh M, Tavakkoli M, Taveira N, Tegegne T, Tehrani-Banihashemi A, Temsah M, Terkawi A, Thakur J, Thamsuwan O, Thankappan K, Thomas K, Thompson A, Thomson A, Thrift A, Tobe-Gai R, Topor-Madry R, Torre A, Tortajada M, Towbin J, Tran B, Troeger C, Truelsen T, Tsoi D, Tuzcu E, Tyrovolas S, Ukwaja K, Undurraga E, Updike R, Uthman O, Uzochukwu B, van Boven J, Vasankari T, Venketasubramanian N, Violante F, Vlassov V, Vollset S, Vos T, Wakayo T, Wallin M, Wang Y, Weiderpass E, Weintraub R, Weiss D, Werdecker A, Westerman R, Whetter B, Whiteford H, Wijeratne T, Wiysonge C, Woldeyes B, Wolfe C, Woodbrook R, Workicho A, Xavier D, Xiao Q, Xu G, Yaghoubi M, Yakob B, Yano Y, Yaseri M, Yimam H, Yonemoto N, Yoon S, Yotebieng M, Younis M, Zaidi Z, Zaki M, Zegeye E, Zenebe Z, Zerfu T, Zhang A, Zhang X, Zipkin B, Zodpey S, Lopez A, Murray C. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet 2017, 390: 1151-1210. PMID: 28919116, PMCID: PMC5605883, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32152-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolCommunicable DiseasesDisastersFemaleGlobal Burden of DiseaseGlobal HealthHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedNoncommunicable DiseasesNutrition DisordersPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsSocioeconomic FactorsWounds and InjuriesYoung Adult
2016
The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
Jacobs M, Zhang G, Chen S, Mullins B, Bell M, Jin L, Guo Y, Huxley R, Pereira G. The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 579: 1179-1192. PMID: 27913015, PMCID: PMC5252829, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesAmbient air pollutionSystematic reviewAmbient air pollution exposureLow birth weightAir pollution exposureHigh-income Western countriesCardiovascular endpointsPreterm birthBirth weightCongenital anomaliesPollution exposureCardiovascular defectsHigh exposureOutcomesWestern countriesNumber of studiesExposureAssessment of effectsAssociationAir pollutionLow levelsReviewEndpointExposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S.
Ebisu K, Berman JD, Bell ML. Exposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S. Environment International 2016, 94: 519-524. PMID: 27324566, PMCID: PMC4980266, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weightResidential countyGestational exposureLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesInterquartile range increaseImportant health effectsTrimester exposureBirth outcomesPotential confoundersU.S. birthsDifferent exposure methodsHealth effectsPM10-2.5Population-weighted centroidsLinear regression modelsExposureAssociationRegression modelsBirthRange increaseExposure methodTrimesterConfoundersGestationParticulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy
Pereira G, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy. Environmental Research 2016, 147: 269-274. PMID: 26918840, PMCID: PMC4821760, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightPreterm birthWhole pregnancySecond trimesterAddress historiesAdverse perinatal outcomesFetal growth restrictionEffects of PM10Particulate air pollutionPerinatal outcomesGestational agePregnancy cohortGestational lengthPregnant womenRetrospective studyBirth weightFetal growthGrowth restrictionPM10 exposureMaternal addressInsufficient evidencePregnancyLogistic regressionBirthFine 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
2015
Association between greenness, urbanicity, and birth weight
Ebisu K, Holford TR, Bell ML. Association between greenness, urbanicity, and birth weight. The Science Of The Total Environment 2015, 542: 750-756. PMID: 26546769, PMCID: PMC4670829, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of preterm birth in Lanzhou, China
Zhao N, Qiu J, Zhang Y, He X, Zhou M, Li M, Xu X, Cui H, Lv L, Lin X, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Dang Y, Han X, Zhang H, Bai H, Chen Y, Tang Z, Wang W, Wang Y, Liu X, Ma B, Liu S, Qiu W, Huang H, Liang J, Chen Q, Jiang M, Ma S, Jin L, Holford T, Leaderer B, Bell ML, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of preterm birth in Lanzhou, China. Environment International 2014, 76: 71-77. PMID: 25553395, PMCID: PMC4526148, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthEntire pregnancyClinical subtypesUnconditional logistic regression modelingVery preterm birthSingleton live birthsBirth cohort studyLimited epidemiologic studiesMonths of pregnancyExposure time windowsLogistic regression modelingHigh-level exposureHealth policy makersHigh exposure levelsLast 6weeksCohort studyVery pretermRisk factorsLive birthsPM10 exposureEpidemiologic studiesAir pollution levelsPregnancyLevel exposureExposure levelsFine 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
2012
Relationship between birth weight and exposure to airborne fine particulate potassium and titanium during gestation
Bell ML, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Gent JF, Leaderer BP. Relationship between birth weight and exposure to airborne fine particulate potassium and titanium during gestation. Environmental Research 2012, 117: 83-89. PMID: 22705336, PMCID: PMC3418490, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesTerm infantsAirborne fine particulate matterStudy populationIQR increaseMothers' exposureAfrican American mothersFirst birthInfantsEffect estimatesConfidence intervalsWhite mothersPregnancyHealth impactsRiskExposureFine particulate matterMothersMost studiesGestationWeightReview of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures
Bell ML, Belanger K. Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2012, 22: 429-438. PMID: 22617723, PMCID: PMC3543155, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresCase-control studyResidential historyPrenatal environmental exposuresSecond trimesterPotential confoundersCurrent evidencePregnancyStudy designAlcohol useRisk estimatesExposure misclassificationSocioeconomic statusBirth defectsPotential misclassificationExposureMarried mothersResidential informationSmokingTrimesterConfoundersStudyMisclassification
2010
Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Birth Weight
Bell ML, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Gent JF, Lee HJ, Koutrakis P, Leaderer BP. Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Birth Weight. Epidemiology 2010, 21: 884-891. PMID: 20811286, PMCID: PMC3055585, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181f2f405.Peer-Reviewed Original Research