2024
Associations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA
Heo S, Li L, Son J, Koutrakis P, Bell M. Associations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA. Epidemiology 2024, 35: 834-843. PMID: 39042464, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioSingleton full-term birthsLow birth weight riskRadon exposureLow birthweightResidential radon exposureMaternal education levelLogistic regression modelsParticipant's addressFull-term birthImpaired fetal developmentInfant healthLow-incomeExposure to radonNational guidelinesExposure quartilesEducation levelGround-level exposuresExposure groupWeighted riskQuartile groupLow exposure groupReference groupFetal developmentGestational exposure
2023
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Foo D, Stewart R, Heo S, Dhamrait G, Choi H, Song Y, Bell M. Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research 2023, 241: 117527. PMID: 37931734, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood health outcomesWildfire smoke exposureAdverse birth outcomesChildhood health outcomesSmoke exposureHealth outcomesMaternal exposureBirth outcomesLow birthweightHomogenous studiesSystematic reviewData extractionEpidemiological observational studiesOvid/EmbaseOvid/MedlineAdverse health outcomesScreening of titlesWeb of ScienceBirthweight reductionPreterm birthBias assessmentDistance of residenceObservational studyIndependent reviewersChild health
2010
Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Birth Weight
Bell ML, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Gent JF, Lee HJ, Koutrakis P, Leaderer BP. Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Birth Weight. Epidemiology 2010, 21: 884-891. PMID: 20811286, PMCID: PMC3055585, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181f2f405.Peer-Reviewed Original Research