The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review

The association between exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory or cardiovascular endpoints is well-established. An increasing number of studies have shown that this exposure is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the majority of research has been undertaken in high-i...

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Main Authors: Jacobs, M., Zhang, G., Chen, S., Mullins, B., Bell, M., Jin, L., Guo, Y., Huxley, Rachel, Pereira, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27180
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author Jacobs, M.
Zhang, G.
Chen, S.
Mullins, B.
Bell, M.
Jin, L.
Guo, Y.
Huxley, Rachel
Pereira, G.
author_facet Jacobs, M.
Zhang, G.
Chen, S.
Mullins, B.
Bell, M.
Jin, L.
Guo, Y.
Huxley, Rachel
Pereira, G.
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description The association between exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory or cardiovascular endpoints is well-established. An increasing number of studies have shown that this exposure is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the majority of research has been undertaken in high-income western countries, with relatively lower levels of exposure. There is now a sufficient number of studies to warrant an assessment of effects in China, a relatively higher exposure setting. We conducted a systematic review of 25 studies examining the association between ambient air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes (lower birth weight, preterm birth, mortality, and congenital anomaly) in China, published between 1980 and 2015. The results indicated that sulphur dioxide (SO2) was more consistently associated with lower birth weight and preterm birth, and that coarse particulate matter (PM10) was associated with congenital anomaly, notably cardiovascular defects.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-271802018-03-29T09:09:00Z 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, Rachel Pereira, G. The association between exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory or cardiovascular endpoints is well-established. An increasing number of studies have shown that this exposure is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the majority of research has been undertaken in high-income western countries, with relatively lower levels of exposure. There is now a sufficient number of studies to warrant an assessment of effects in China, a relatively higher exposure setting. We conducted a systematic review of 25 studies examining the association between ambient air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes (lower birth weight, preterm birth, mortality, and congenital anomaly) in China, published between 1980 and 2015. The results indicated that sulphur dioxide (SO2) was more consistently associated with lower birth weight and preterm birth, and that coarse particulate matter (PM10) was associated with congenital anomaly, notably cardiovascular defects. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27180 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.100 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Jacobs, M.
Zhang, G.
Chen, S.
Mullins, B.
Bell, M.
Jin, L.
Guo, Y.
Huxley, Rachel
Pereira, G.
The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
title The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
title_full The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
title_fullStr The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
title_short The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
title_sort association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in china: a systematic review
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27180