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Birth records were used to identify subjects and provide information on the outcomes. Mothers completed a questionnaire to gather information on residential histories and confounding variables. PCE exposure was estimated using EPANET water distribution system modeling software that incorporated a fate and transport model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found no meaningful associations between PCE exposure and birth weight or gestational duration. Compared with children whose mothers were unexposed during the year of the last menstrual period (LMP), adjusted mean differences in birth weight were 20.9, 6.2, 30.1, and 15.2 g for children whose mothers\u2019 average monthly exposure during the LMP year ranged from the lowest to highest quartile. Similarly, compared with unexposed children, adjusted mean differences in gestational age were \u22120.2, 0.1, \u22120.1, and \u22120.2 weeks for children whose mothers\u2019 average monthly exposure ranged from the lowest to highest quartile. Similar results were observed for two other measures of prenatal exposure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These results suggest that prenatal PCE exposure does not have an adverse effect on these birth outcomes at the exposure levels experienced by this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1289\/ehp.10414","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,2,4]],"date-time":"2008-02-04T12:21:36Z","timestamp":1202127696000},"page":"814-820","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Prenatal Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Drinking Water and the Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1021","volume":"116","author":[{"given":"Ann","family":"Aschengrau","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of 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