Ambient air pollution and annoyance responses from pregnant women

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (13) ◽  
pp. 2982-2992 ◽  
Author(s):  
S LLOP ◽  
F BALLESTER ◽  
M ESTARLICH ◽  
A ESPLUGUES ◽  
R FERNANDEZPATIER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution

scholarly journals Maternal Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Franklin ◽  
Mark Tan ◽  
Naomi Hemy ◽  
Graham L. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Birth Records

There is a growing body of research on the association between ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes. However, people in high income countries spend most of their time indoors. Pregnant women spend much of that time at home. The aim of this study was to investigate if indoor air pollutants were associated with poor birth outcomes. Pregnant women were recruited prior to 18 weeks gestation. They completed a housing questionnaire and household chemical use survey. Indoor pollutants, formaldehyde (HCHO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), were monitored in the women’s homes at 34 weeks gestation. Gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW) and length (BL) and head circumference (HC) were collected from birth records. The associations between measured pollutants, and pollution surrogates, were analysed using general linear models, controlling for maternal age, parity, maternal health, and season of birth. Only HCHO was associated with any of the birth outcomes. There was a 0.044 decrease in BW z-score (p = 0.033) and 0.05 decrease in HC z-score (p = 0.06) for each unit increase in HCHO. Although HCHO concentrations were very low, this finding is consistent with other studies of formaldehyde and poor birth outcomes.

scholarly journals Assessment of Household and Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure Link to Urinary Metals Content in Pregnant Women

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 638
Author(s):  
Isabella Karakis ◽  
Nofar Shemesh ◽  
Ofir Tirosh ◽  
Daniella Landau ◽  
Roni Gat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Nickel Aluminum ◽  
Simultaneous Exposure ◽  
Exposure Effect ◽  
Cobalt Nickel ◽  
Pollution Exposure

We aimed to estimate the association of urinary metal content with the exposure to hazardous household factors and ambient air pollution in pregnant women. We analyzed urine samples of 143 women enrolled at delivery and assessed household exposure by questionnaire. Air pollution estimates were based on monitoring stations and satellite-based models. Complaints about noise, rubbish, and sewage in the neighborhood were associated with higher uranium concentrations (prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.42, 1.46, and 1.18, respectively). Complaints about noise were more frequent in women with higher cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, cadmium, and vanadium urine concentrations (PRs = 2.42–9.43), and complaints about smell in women with higher cobalt and strontium (PRs = 2.55–6.27). Exposure to nitrogen oxides was associated with higher concentrations of nickel, aluminum, lead, and chromium in urine (PRs = 1.80–5.85). Women exposed to elevated levels of particulate matter were more likely to have higher concentrations of cobalt, nickel, thallium, lead, iron, strontium, barium, silver, and chromium (PRs = 1.97–13.64). Exposure to high levels of sulfur dioxide was positively associated with cobalt and nickel (PR = 1.98 and 1.88, respectively). The current analysis suggests the possibility of a related simultaneous exposure to multiple pollutants. Further studies are warranted to corroborate the findings and reveal the multiple exposure effect on human health.

scholarly journals Association of Ambient air Pollution with risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Jia ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Huiqing Hou ◽  
Guangli Guo ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
High Level ◽  
Inspection Station

Abstract Background Ambient air pollution is becoming a serious environmental problem in China. The results were inconsistent on that air pollution was a risk factor of preeclampsia in pregnancy. Methods Total 116,042 pregnant women were enrolled from 22 hospitals in 10 cities of Hebei Province, China from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. The parturients were divided into preeclampsia group (PE group) and non-preeclampsia group (non-PE group). The data of air pollutants, namely, particulate matter (PM)2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, O3 were collected from China Environmental Inspection Station. Results Among the 116,042 pregnant women, 2988 (2.57%) pregnant women were diagnosed with preeclampsia. The concentrations of exposed PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and O3 in the PE group were significantly higher than those in the non-PE group, and they were risk factors of the PE group in the first and second trimester of pregnancy respectively. The concentrations of exposed SO2 and CO in PE patients and non-PE women were not different, but high concentration of these air pollutants were risk factors to PE in the second trimester. Conclusion The exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3 were risk factors for preeclampsia in the first and second trimester of pregnancy, while only at high level, SO2 and CO were risk factors for preeclampsia in the second trimester of pregnancy.

scholarly journals Association of Ambient Air Pollution with Perceived Stress in Pregnant Women: A Prospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirga Kumar Lamichhane ◽  
Dal-Young Jung ◽  
Yee-Jin Shin ◽  
Kyung-Sook Lee ◽  
So-Yeon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
The Third

Abstract Background: Air pollution is associated with perceived stress in the general population, but its influence on maternal perceived stress during pregnancy has not been investigated.We aimed to investigate the relationship between air pollution and non-specific perceived stress among pregnant women.Methods: Our analysis included2162 pregnant women who had participated in the cohort for childhood origin of asthma and allergic disease study between 2008 and 2015. Maternal exposures to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) and < 10 µm (PM10), as well as to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) for each trimesterand the entire pregnancy were determined using land-use regression models. Maternal perceived stress during the third trimester was assessed using the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS): scores ranged from 0-56 with higher scores indicating increased stress. Linear regression models were applied to estimate associations between PSS scores and each air pollutant, after adjusting for socio-demographic and behavioral covariates.Results: In single-pollutant models,after adjustment, an IQR increase in the whole pregnancy exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 and O3 in the third trimester was related to 0.37 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.01, 0.74) and 0.55 (95% CI: 0.12, 0.98) and 0.29 (95% CI: 0.05, 0.52) points increase in the PSS score, respectively.This association was more evident in women with child-bearing age and lower levelofeducation, and the association of PM10was stronger in thespring season.In multi-pollutant models, exposures to PM10 and O3 were associated with higher perceived stress. Conclusion:Our findings suggest that pregnancy exposure to PM2.5, PM10and O3 is positively associated with maternal PSS score during the third trimester.

Possible hypotheses on the discrepancy between the literature data on the effects of ambient air pollution and pregnant women and birth outcomes

2010 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. S56 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Polichetti ◽  
K. Grigoropoulos ◽  
R. Polichetti ◽  
D. Capone ◽  
I. Montoro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution

Short-term Impact of Ambient Air Pollution and Air Temperature on Blood Pressure Among Pregnant Women

Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 671-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Hampel ◽  
Johanna Lepeule ◽  
Alexandra Schneider ◽  
Sébastien Bottagisi ◽  
Marie-Aline Charles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Short Term

scholarly journals Association between ambient air pollution and perceived stress in pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirga Kumar Lamichhane ◽  
Dal-Young Jung ◽  
Yee-Jin Shin ◽  
Kyung-Sook Lee ◽  
So-Yeon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Prenatal Maternal Stress ◽  
Linear Regression Models

AbstractAir pollution may influence prenatal maternal stress, but research evidence is scarce. Using data from a prospective cohort study conducted on pregnant women (n = 2153), we explored the association between air pollution and perceived stress, which was assessed using the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), among pregnant women. Average exposures to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) or < 10 µm (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) for each trimester and the entire pregnancy were estimated at maternal residential addresses using land-use regression models. Linear regression models were applied to estimate associations between PSS scores and exposures to each air pollutant. After adjustment for potential confounders, interquartile-range (IQR) increases in whole pregnancy exposures to PM2.5, PM10, and O3 in the third trimester were associated with 0.37 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.01, 0.74), 0.54 (95% CI 0.11, 0.97), and 0.30 (95% CI 0.07, 0.54) point increases in prenatal PSS scores, respectively. Furthermore, these associations were more evident in women with child-bearing age and a lower level of education. Also, the association between PSS scores and PM10 was stronger in the spring. Our findings support the relationship between air pollution and prenatal maternal stress.

SHORT-TERM IMPACT OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ON BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Hampel ◽  
Johanna Lepeule ◽  
Alexandra Schneider ◽  
Sébastien Bottagisi ◽  
Marie-Aline Charles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Short Term

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION OF JHANSI CITY, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. CHAUHAN ◽  
BHANUMATI SINGH ◽  
SHREE GANESH ◽  
JAMSHED ZAIDI
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Status

Studies on air pollution in large cities of India showed that ambient air pollution concentrations are at such levels where serious health effects are possible. This paper presents overview on the status of air quality index (AQI) of Jhansi city by using multivariate statistical techniques. This base line data can help governmental and non-governmental organizations for the management of air pollution.

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