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 weeks
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 pollutant PM10 and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in urban China
Huang X, Qiu J, Zhang Y, Qiu W, He X, Wang Y, Sun Q, Zhao N, Cui H, Liu S, Tang Z, Chen Y, Yue L, Da Z, Lv L, Lin X, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Xu X, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Dang Y, Han X, Zhang H, Bai H, Wang W, Wang Y, Liu X, Ma B, Huang H, Liang J, Jiang M, Ma S, Bell M, Kim C, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in urban China. Environmental Research Letters 2015, 10: 084025. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/8/084025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnancy-induced hypertensionGestational weeksSevere PERisk of PIHDifferent exposure time windowsRisk of GHBirth cohort studyLate-onset PEExposure time windowsHigh-level exposureTiming of exposureCohort studyEntire pregnancyPIH casesPregnant womenPM10 exposurePregnancyLevel exposureHypertensionRiskGHExposureWeeksAir borne particulate matterAssociation