2024
Maternal 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
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 residenceEffects 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 diameter
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionChinaFemaleHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightMaternal ExposurePregnancyPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthConceptsAdverse 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 methodTrimesterConfoundersGestation
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
2007
Ambient Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Belanger K. Ambient Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Environmental Health Perspectives 2007, 115: 1118-1124. PMID: 17637932, PMCID: PMC1913584, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightThird trimesterType of deliveryAmbient air pollutionGestational exposureMaternal exposureFirst trimesterGestational lengthPrenatal careMother's residenceInterquartile increaseTobacco useTrimesterEffect estimatesMarital statusMother's raceWhite mothersChild sexBirth orderBlack mothersContinuous variablesAir pollutionExposureMothers