Objective Our goal was to evaluate the relationship between cause-specific postneonatal
infant mortality and chronic early-life exposure to particulate matter and gaseous air …

Studies in a number of countries have reported associations between exposure to ambient
air pollutants and adverse birth outcomes, including low birth weight, preterm birth (PTB) …

Previous research demonstrated consistent associations between ambient air pollution and
emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and mortality. Effect of air pollution on perinatal …

Accumulating evidence suggests that perinatal air pollutant exposures are associated with
increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but evidence for traffic pollutants outside …

Background: Prevalence rates of all anomalies classified as birth defects, including those
identified before the 22nd gestational week, are limited in published reports, including those …

Background Maternal air pollution exposure has been related to orofacial clefts but the
literature is equivocal. Potential chronic preconception effects have not been studied …

Building on a unique exposure assessment project in New York, New York, we examined
the relationship of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm and …

Air pollution from vehicular emissions and other combustion sources is related to
cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes. However, few studies have investigated the …

Background Several studies have examined whether air pollution affects birth weight;
however results vary and many studies were focused on Southern California or were …

Abstract Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) has a multifactorial causation with a
strong genetic component and many environmental triggers. Emerging body of empirical …