2023
Residential proximity to unconventional oil and gas development and birth defects in Ohio
Gaughan C, Sorrentino K, Liew Z, Johnson N, Clark C, Soriano M, Plano J, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Residential proximity to unconventional oil and gas development and birth defects in Ohio. Environmental Research 2023, 229: 115937. PMID: 37076028, PMCID: PMC10198955, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural tube defectsCertain birth defectsBirth defectsOdds ratioRegistry-based cohort studyTube defectsConfidence intervalsResidential proximityState birth recordsBirth defect typeState surveillance systemsMaternal residential proximityLimb reduction defectsCohort studyUnexposed mothersStructural birth defectsLive birthsInfant sexBirth recordsSpina bifidaReduction defectsFemale offspringDevelopmental toxicantsExposure metrics
2014
Asthma medication use during pregnancy, wheeze and estimated exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide
Gent JF, Kezik JM, Hill ME, McKay LA, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB. Asthma medication use during pregnancy, wheeze and estimated exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide. European Respiratory Journal 2014, 45: 538-540. PMID: 25537555, PMCID: PMC4331059, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00161514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma medication useMedication usePregnant womenRisk of wheezePoor pulmonary functionAdverse health outcomesPregnant asthmaticsAsthma exacerbationsAsthma medicationsPerinatal complicationsPulmonary functionFetal growthHealth outcomesPregnancyNO2 exposureWheezeAsthmaMedicationsWomenAmbient nitrogen dioxideMothersMinimal effectExposureAsthmaticsExacerbation