2025
Associations between PM2.5 exposure and birth outcomes and effect modification by extreme heat events during pregnancy in a North Carolina cohort
Krajewski A, Alman B, Vaidyanathan A, Warren J, Luben T, Rappazzo K. Associations between PM2.5 exposure and birth outcomes and effect modification by extreme heat events during pregnancy in a North Carolina cohort. Atmospheric Environment 2025, 362: 121500. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBirth outcomesPreterm birthPM2.5 exposureExposure to extreme heat eventsPoor health outcomesBirth registry dataEffect measure modificationAdverse birth outcomesInteraction termsNorth Carolina cohortEntire pregnancyHealth outcomesGeocoded addressesSingleton birthsMeasure modificationEffect modificationBirth recordsCensus tractsRegistry dataTLBWRisk differenceNeonatal mortalityEnvironmental exposuresExposure dataWeeks gestation
2024
Preterm and Early-Term Delivery After Heat Waves in 50 US Metropolitan Areas
Darrow L, Huang M, Warren J, Strickland M, Holmes H, Newman A, Chang H. Preterm and Early-Term Delivery After Heat Waves in 50 US Metropolitan Areas. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2412055. PMID: 38787560, PMCID: PMC11127119, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.12055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-term birthPreterm birthCohort studyMetropolitan statistical areasAssociated with pregnancy outcomesEarly-term deliveryRate ratiosRates of pretermYears of ageNational Center for Health StatisticsGestational weeksCenter for Health StatisticsInduced deliveryPregnancy outcomesSingleton birthsPretermSocioeconomically disadvantaged subgroupsUS birthsEligible birthsPerinatal healthEthnic minority groupsBirth recordsConsecutive daysBirthHeat waves
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