Objectives: The main goal of this narrative review is to summarize the
data on the relationship between air pollution and pregnancy outcome.
Mechanism: The authors conducted a critical but concise review on
published studies relating to particulate matter (PM
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Air pollution: cardiovascular and other negative effects on pregnancy: a narrative review
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Thomas More University College, People & Health 2500 Lier, Belgium
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Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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Departement of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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Global Health Institute (GHI), University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
*Correspondence: leen.vandeneeden@thomasmore.be (Leen Van den Eeden)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2021, 48(5), 1010–1016;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4805162
Submitted: 23 March 2021 | Revised: 7 June 2021 | Accepted: 11 June 2021 | Published: 15 October 2021
Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Abstract
Keywords
Air pollution
Pregnancy
Respiratory health
Cardiovascular effects
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