Preterm birth and exposure to fine particulate matter

在西方世界，早产是围产儿死亡的最重要原因，也是随后发病率的主要原因。该项目涉及对澳大利亚和美国50万名孕妇空气中细颗粒物及其化学成分对早产的影响的调查。将使用现场样本的化学分析等传统方法和处理卫星图像等新方法严格评估颗粒物水平。

Preterm birth is the single most important cause of perinatal mortality and leading cause of subsequent morbidity in the western world. This project involves an investigation of the effects of fine airborne particulates and their chemical constituents on preterm birth among half a million pregnant women in Australia and the US. Levels of particulates will be rigorously assessed using traditional methods such as chemical analyses of field samples and novel methods such as processing satellite imagery.