Infant Mortality Related to NO2 and PM Exposure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to address the crucial public health issue of the suspected association between air pollution exposure during pregnancy and the risk of infant mortality. Methods: We searched on MEDLINE ® databases among articles published until February, 2019 for case-control, cohort, and ecological studies assessing the association between maternal exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) or Particular matter (PM) and the risk of infant mortality including infant, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality for all-and specific-causes as well. Study-specific risk estimates were pooled according to random-effect and fixed-effect models. Results: Twenty-four articles were included in the systematic review and 14 of the studies were taken into account in

SUBMITTER: Kihal-Talantikite W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7215927 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature