scholarly journals Prenatal Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Drinking Water and the Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 814-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Aschengrau ◽  
Janice Weinberg ◽  
Sarah Rogers ◽  
Lisa Gallagher ◽  
Michael Winter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water

scholarly journals Exposure-based assessment and economic valuation of adverse birth outcomes and cancer risk due to nitrate in United States drinking water.

2019 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 108442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Temkin ◽  
Sydney Evans ◽  
Tatiana Manidis ◽  
Chris Campbell ◽  
Olga V. Naidenko
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes

scholarly journals Influence of Prenatal Exposure to Mercury, Perceived Stress, and Depression on Birth Outcomes in Suriname: Results from the MeKiTamara Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4444
Author(s):  
Anisma R. Gokoel ◽  
Wilco C. W. R. Zijlmans ◽  
Hannah H. Covert ◽  
Firoz Abdoel Wahid ◽  
Arti Shankar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Apgar Score ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Probable Depression

Prenatal exposure to mercury, stress, and depression may have adverse effects on birth outcomes. Little is known on the influence of chemical and non-chemical stressors on birth outcomes in the country of Suriname. We assessed the influence of prenatal exposure to mercury, perceived stress, and depression on adverse birth outcomes in 1143 pregnant Surinamese women who participated in the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health-MeKiTamara prospective cohort study. Associations between mercury (≥1.1 μg/g hair, USEPA action level/top versus bottom quartile), probable depression (Edinburgh Depression Scale ≥12), high perceived stress (Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale ≥20), and adverse birth outcomes (low birthweight (<2500 g), preterm birth (<37 completed weeks of gestation), and low Apgar score (<7 at 5 min)) were assessed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions. Prevalence of elevated mercury levels, high perceived stress, and probable depression were 37.5%, 27.2%, and 22.4%, respectively. Mercury exposure was significantly associated with preterm birth in the overall study cohort (OR 2.47; 95% CI 1.05–5.83) and perceived stress with a low Apgar score (OR 9.73; 95% CI 2.03–46.70). Depression was not associated with any birth outcomes. These findings can inform policy- and practice-oriented solutions to improve maternal and child health in Suriname.

scholarly journals Prenatal exposure to mercury and precocious puberty: a prospective birth cohort study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoying Wang ◽  
Wan-Yee Tang ◽  
Hongkai Ji ◽  
Xiaobin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract STUDY QUESTION Is in utero exposure to mercury associated with the risk of precocious puberty? SUMMARY ANSWER Prenatal exposure to high levels of mercury was associated with increased risk of precocious puberty, which was strengthened by concomitant maternal cardiometabolic conditions and adverse birth outcomes. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The developing fetus is sensitive to mercury, a well-known endocrine disruptor which impacts the endocrine and reproductive system. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This study included 1512 mother–child pairs from the Boston Birth Cohort, a longitudinal cohort which recruited at birth and followed prospectively up to 21 years of age. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Mother–child pairs, from a predominantly urban minority population, were enrolled from 2002 to 2013. Prenatal exposure was assessed by maternal mercury concentration in red blood cells (RBCs) collected at 1–3 days after delivery. Precocious puberty was defined based on International Classification of Disease codes. Cox proportional hazards models were applied to the association between maternal mercury concentrations and the risk of precocious puberty. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The median (interquartile range) of maternal mercury concentrations among children with and without precocious puberty were 3.4 (1.9–4.6) µg/l and 2.0 (1.0–3.7) µg/l, respectively. Compared to those in the lowest tertile for mercury, the highest tertile was associated with increased risk of precocious puberty, with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 2.41, 95% CI: 1.16–5.03. In addition, concomitant maternal cardiometabolic conditions and adverse birth outcomes strengthened the effects of mercury on the risk of precocious puberty. The highest risk of precocious puberty was observed among children who had adverse birth outcomes and whose mothers had high RBC-mercury concentrations along with cardiometabolic conditions, with an HR of 4.76 (95% CI: 1.66–13.60) compared to children with favorable profiles of all three risk factors. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Precocious puberty was defined based on medical records, not on a direct assessment, which may have led to underdiagnosis and the inability to make a subclassification. The study included a predominately urban, low-income, minority population and as such our findings may not be widely generalizable. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Prenatal Hg exposure was associated with an increased risk of precocious puberty. This risk was strengthened by concomitant maternal cardiometabolic conditions during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was funded by the NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.

Prenatal Exposure to Wood Fuel Smoke and Adverse Birth Outcomes

Epidemiology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S209
Author(s):  
A Siddiqui ◽  
E Gold ◽  
K Brown ◽  
X Yang ◽  
K Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Wood Fuel

ATRAZINE EXPOSURE FROM DRINKING WATER AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES IN KENTUCKY, U.S.A.

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Hopenhayn ◽  
Jessica Rinsky ◽  
Vijay Golla ◽  
Steve Browning ◽  
Heather Bush
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes

scholarly journals Association of adverse birth outcomes with prenatal exposure to vanadium: a population-based cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. e230-e241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Hu ◽  
Wei Xia ◽  
Xinyun Pan ◽  
Tongzhang Zheng ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes

scholarly journals Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Coffee: Associated Congenital Complications and Adverse Birth Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3140
Author(s):  
Sarah Soyeon Oh ◽  
Sunwha Park ◽  
Young-Ah You ◽  
Yongho Jee ◽  
AbuZar Ansari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure ◽  
Coffee Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Exposure ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Prenatal Alcohol

A few studies to date have examined the association between prenatal exposure to alcohol, tobacco, and coffee, and congenital complications/adverse birth outcomes among South Korean populations. Thus, this study analyzed the data of 1675 Korean women with birth experience within the last 3 years for pregnancy-related health and nutritional behaviors and relative outcomes. During their pregnancies, 11.58% of the study population consumed alcohol at least once, 1.43% drank throughout all three trimesters, 1.13% smoked, 25.43% were exposed to secondhand smoking, and 28.18% consumed 3 coffees or more every day. Prenatal alcohol exposure was associated with 11.24 times increased risk of birth defects/disabilities [Odds Ratio (OR): 11.24, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.07–117.86] and 10.66 times increased risk of inherited metabolic diseases (OR: 10.66, 95% CI: 1.08–104.82). Prenatal secondhand smoke exposure (OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.01–2.62) and coffee consumption (OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.22–3.03) was associated with increased risk of low birth weight. Such results were in alignment with that of previous studies and confirmed that prenatal alcohol, tobacco, and coffee exposure can have detrimental neonatal and maternal consequences.

Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene(PCE)-contaminated drinking water and the risk of learning and attention disabilities

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 406
Author(s):  
P.A. Janulewicz ◽  
R.F. White ◽  
M. Winter ◽  
J. Weinberg ◽  
L. Gallagher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Prenatal Exposure ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water

Arsenic in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes in Ohio

2017 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 52-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten S. Almberg ◽  
Mary E. Turyk ◽  
Rachael M. Jones ◽  
Kristin Rankin ◽  
Sally Freels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes
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