Chapter title |
The Associations Between Air Pollution and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in China
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Chapter number | 8 |
Book title |
Ambient Air Pollution and Health Impact in China
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-981-10-5657-4_8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-9-81-105656-7, 978-9-81-105657-4
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Authors |
Yafei Tan, Rong Yang, Jinzhu Zhao, Zhongqiang Cao, Yawen Chen, Bin Zhang |
Abstract |
Research on the potential impact of air pollution on the human's health has increased rapidly in recent years. Several studies have suggested that exposure to air pollutants during period of pregnancy which is a crucial time point of mother-fetus development may have long-term and serious impact on adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is lack of review to evaluate the existed epidemiologic evidence on the associations between air pollutants and adverse pregnancy outcomes in China, so we conducted a review to explore the current epidemiological evidence on the effects of air pollutants to pregnancy outcomes and possible mechanisms during the pregnancy process. We used keywords to systematically search all the English and Chinese literatures on studies that were conducted in China. Exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy had shown there were harmful effects for different birth outcomes: preterm birth, low birth weight, stillbirth, birth defects, infertility, and macrosomia fetus. Results on the effects of air pollutants on adverse pregnancy outcomes are small and inconsistent because they vary in their design and methodology. The existed available evidence is compatible with either a small negative effect of air pollutants on pregnancy outcomes or with no effect; therefore, further studies are needed to confirm and quantify the possible associations and potential biologic mechanisms between air pollutants and pregnancy outcomes. |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
Researcher | 4 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Other | 9 | 16% |
Unknown | 24 | 42% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 9% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 5% |
Unknown | 23 | 40% |