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
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
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
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