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Air Pollution And Stillbirth Risk: Exposure To Airborne Particulate Matter During Pregnancy Is Associated With Fetal Death., E. Defranco, E. Hall, M. Hossain, A. Chen, E. Haynes, D. E. Jones, S. Ren, L. Lu, L. Muglia
Air Pollution And Stillbirth Risk: Exposure To Airborne Particulate Matter During Pregnancy Is Associated With Fetal Death., E. Defranco, E. Hall, M. Hossain, A. Chen, E. Haynes, D. E. Jones, S. Ren, L. Lu, L. Muglia
David E. Jones
Objective
To test the hypothesis that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is associated with stillbirth.
Study Design
Geo-spatial population-based cohort study using Ohio birth records (2006-2010) and local measures of PM2.5, recorded by the EPA (2005-2010) via 57 monitoring stations across Ohio. Geographic coordinates of the mother’s residence for each birth were linked to the nearest PM2.5 monitoring station and monthly exposure averages calculated. The association between stillbirth and increased PM2.5 levels was estimated, with adjustment for maternal age, race, education level, quantity of prenatal care, smoking, and season of conception.
Results
There were 349,188 live births and 1,848 stillbirths …