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 levelsReviewEndpoint
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 studiesGestationWeight
2008
The relationship between air pollution and low birth weight: effects by mother's age, infant sex, co-pollutants, and pre-term births
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Belanger K. The relationship between air pollution and low birth weight: effects by mother's age, infant sex, co-pollutants, and pre-term births. Environmental Research Letters 2008, 3: 044003. PMID: 23930137, PMCID: PMC3735236, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/4/044003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-term birthBirth weightInfant sexAir pollution exposureMother's ageLow birth weightPre-term infantsCo-pollutant adjustmentPregnancy outcomesPollution exposureOlder mothersObserved associationsAgeSexAir pollutionBirthInfantsAir pollution effectsAssociationHigh susceptibilitySample sizeAdditional evidenceWeightFindings