Acute and recent air pollution exposure and cardiovascular events at labour and delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the relationship between acute air pollution exposure and cardiovascular events during labour/delivery.

Methods

The Consortium on Safe Labor (2002-2008), an observational US cohort with 223,502 singleton deliveries provided electronic medical records. Air pollution exposure was estimated by modified Community Multiscale Air Quality models. Cardiovascular events (cardiac failure/arrest, stroke, myocardial infarcts and other events) were recorded in the hospital discharge records for 687 pregnancies (0.3%). Logistic regression with generalised estimating equations estimated the relationship between cardiovascular events and daily air pollutant levels for delivery day and the 7 days preceding delivery.

Results

Increased odds of cardiovascular events we

SUBMITTER: Mannisto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5575746 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature