| Autor: |
Hila Shalev Ram, Shai Ram, Netanella Miller, Yael Shalev Rosental, Gabriel Chodick |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 2, p e0228639 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0228639 |
| Popis: |
OBJECTIVE:The American College of Gynecology (ACOG) recommendation does not limit air travel during pregnancy, yet the evidence for air travel effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes is limited and debatable. Study objectives were to examine the association between air travel during pregnancy and preterm birth together with decreased birth weight. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. METHODS:The study evaluated 628,292 women who gave birth to singleton infants from 9/2000 to 9/2016 and classified them into "air travel during pregnancy" or not, based on flight insurance as proxy. Multiple linear regression models were utilized to examine the relationship between air travel during pregnancy and newborn's gestational age and birth weight, while accounting for socioeconomic status, diabetes, high-risk pregnancies, and smoking. RESULTS:A total of 41,677 (6.6%) births of women who air traveled during pregnancy was included, and 586,615 (93.4%) births of women who did not. Air travel during pregnancy was associated with a statistically significant (p |
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