Different exposure levels of fine particulate matter and preterm birth: a meta-analysis based on cohort studies |
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Authors: | Chenchen Liu Jiantao Sun Yuewei Liu Hui Liang Minsheng Wang Chunhong Wang Tingming Shi |
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Institution: | 1.School of Health Sciences,Wuhan University,Wuhan,China;2.Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Wuhan,China;3.Medical Research Center for Structural Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences,Wuhan University,Wuhan,China |
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Abstract: | The previous studies estimated the association between PM2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm) exposure during pregnancy and preterm birth, only considered and highlighted the hazard effects of high levels of air pollutant exposure, and underestimated that low levels of pollutant exposure might also affect pregnancy outcome. We conducted a meta-analysis of 11 cohort studies, a total of more than 1,500,000 subjects. The results of these studies were pooled by exposure levels and study periods. PM2.5 exposure during pregnancy was positively associated with preterm birth (OR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.07–1.23), and during the first trimester of pregnancy, low levels of PM2.5 exposure were also positively associated with preterm birth (OR = 1.17, 95% CI = 1.04–1.30). It is important to protect pregnant women from PM2.5 exposures, especially during their first trimester of pregnancy even when the ambient PM2.5 concentration is relatively low. More relevant health policy should be carried out to prevent hazard effect of air pollutants. |
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