Fine Particulate Matter, Its Constituents, and Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Anqi Jiao, Alexa N. Reilly, Tarik Benmarhnia, Yi Sun, Chantal Avila, Vicki Chiu, Jeff Slezak, David A. Sacks, John Molitor, Mengyi Li, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Jun Wu, Darios Getahun · 2024
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Anqi Jiao and co-authors study air pollution and early birth in a 2024 paper. Fine particles in the air, smaller than a strand of hair is wide, have been linked to many health harms. Their link to spontaneous preterm birth, where labor starts early on its own, is less well mapped. The team also wanted to know which parts of the particle mix matter most.
The study followed births in a large Southern California health system from 2008 to 2018. The team estimated each mother's exposure to total particles and to five parts of the mix, such as sulfate and black carbon. They also measured green space near the home and smoke from wildfires. The work aims to find which groups face the most risk, so help can be aimed where it counts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anqi Jiao, Alexa N. Reilly, Tarik Benmarhnia, Yi Sun, Chantal Avila, Vicki Chiu, Jeff Slezak, David A. Sacks, John Molitor, Mengyi Li, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Jun Wu, Darios Getahun |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |