Maternal exposure to low levels of ambient air pollution and preterm birth in Brisbane, Australia
| Autor: | Rod Simpson, Craig Hansen, Gail M. Williams, Anne Neller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Season of birth Nitrogen Dioxide Cohort Studies Obstetric Labor Premature Ozone Pregnancy Risk Factors Interquartile range Humans Medicine Particle Size Retrospective Studies Air Pollutants Ambient air pollution business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio medicine.disease Pregnancy Trimester First Maternal Exposure Gestation Female Queensland business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 113:935-941 |
| ISSN: | 1471-0528 1470-0328 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01010.x |
| Popis: | Background There is evidence that maternal exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes. Objective To assess preterm birth (PTB) in relation to maternal exposure to ambient air pollution. Design Retrospective cohort. Setting Brisbane, Australia. Sample A total of 28 200 singleton live births for the period of 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2003. Methods Average maternal exposure estimates for ambient particulate matter (PM10 and bsp), ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide were calculated over the first 3 months after last menstrual period (LMP) and the last 3 months prior to birth (individually and combined as trimesters). Main outcome measures PTB was defined as gestation |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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