2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.171
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Preterm birth and its associations with residence and ambient vehicular traffic exposure

Abstract: BACKGROUND Preterm birth (PTB) is a multifactorial disorder, and air pollution has been suggested to increase the risk of occurrence. However, large population studies controlling for multiple exposure measures in high-density settings with established commuter patterns are lacking. OBJECTIVE We performed a geospatial analysis with the use of a publicly available database to identify whether residence during pregnancy, specifically with regard to exposure to traffic density and mobility in urban and suburban… Show more

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“…It needs to be emphasised that other researches have demonstrated the impact of the environment on the pregnancy course to be one of the risk factors for preterm labour. They underline the negative effect of air pollution, more often observed in urban areas, additionally exacerbated by traffic intensity, mainly during the day, which might provide justification for the results we obtained [ 49 , 50 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…It needs to be emphasised that other researches have demonstrated the impact of the environment on the pregnancy course to be one of the risk factors for preterm labour. They underline the negative effect of air pollution, more often observed in urban areas, additionally exacerbated by traffic intensity, mainly during the day, which might provide justification for the results we obtained [ 49 , 50 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Clinic staff members at some demonstration sites became involved with efforts to limit the density of fast food outlets and liquor stores, to construct safe and affordable housing, and to increase access to green space; some also joined initiatives to raise the minimum wage. Similarly, staff members with information technology expertise pooled clinical data, blending it with data from outside agencies and performing geospatial analyses, an approach that is increasingly used to help identify the root causes of disease patterns in a community ( 11 ). Health coaches and community health workers who were part of the existing PCMH team continue to serve individual patients, but now their role has expanded.…”
Section: Clinical Teamsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…: H-26364). 21 22 23 24 25 Maternal and neonatal (cord blood) serum samples were obtained from the specimen repository, PeriBank, and >4,900 clinical variables were available for subjects, which had been extracted from electronic medical records, alongside in-person interviews. For this study, extracted data include maternal age, prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), BMI at delivery, gestational age at delivery, birth weight, and maternal diabetes status.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%