Journal
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 148-153Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.09.037
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Pregnancy loss; fetal loss; spontaneous abortion; air pollution; fine particulate
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment [LIFE] study contract) [N01-HD-3-3355, NO1-HD-#-3356, N01-HD-3-3358]
- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (Air Quality and Reproductive Health Study Contract) [HHSN275200800002I, HHSN27500008]
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Objective: To estimate the association of pregnancy loss with common air pollutant exposure. Ambient air pollution exposure has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, but few studies have investigated its relationship with pregnancy loss. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Not applicable. Patient(s): A total of 343 singleton pregnancies in a multisite prospective cohort study with detailed protocols for ovulation and pregnancy testing. Intervention(s): None. Main Outcome Measure(s): Timing of incident pregnancy loss (from ovulation). Result(s): The incidence of pregnancy loss was 28% (n = 98). Pollutant levels at women's residences were estimated using modified Community Multiscale Air Quality models and averaged during the past 2 weeks (acute) and the whole pregnancy (chronic). Adjusted Cox proportional hazards models showed that an interquartile range increase in average whole pregnancy ozone (hazard ratio [HR] 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-1.17) and particulate matter < 2.5 mm (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03-1.24) concentrations were associated with faster time to pregnancy loss. Sulfate compounds also appeared to increase risk (HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.07-2.34). Last 2 weeks of exposures were not associated with loss. Conclusion(s): In a prospective cohort of couples trying to conceive, we found evidence that exposure to air pollution throughout pregnancy was associated with loss, but delineating specific periods of heightened vulnerability await larger preconception cohort studies with daily measured air quality. (C) 2017 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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