Review of the environmental prenatal exposome and its relationship to maternal and fetal health

JE Rager, J Bangma, C Carberry, A Chao… - Reproductive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental chemicals comprise a major portion of the human exposome, with some
shown to impact the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women and …

Heightened susceptibility: A review of how pregnancy and chemical exposures influence maternal health

J Varshavsky, A Smith, A Wang, E Hom, M Izano… - Reproductive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pregnancy is a unique period when biological changes can increase sensitivity to chemical
exposures. Pregnant women are exposed to multiple environmental chemicals via air, food …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy-related maternal physiological adaptations and fetal chemical exposure

MT Vinnars, M Bixo, P Damdimopoulou - Molecular and Cellular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prenatal life represents a susceptible window of development during which chemical
exposures can permanently alter fetal development, leading to an increased likelihood of …

Environmental contaminant exposures and preterm birth: a comprehensive review

KK Ferguson, MS O'Neill, JD Meeker - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Preterm birth is a significant public health concern, as it is associated with high risk of infant
mortality, various morbidities in both the neonatal period and later in life, and a significant …

[HTML][HTML] Before the beginning: environmental exposures and reproductive and obstetrical outcomes

TR Segal, LC Giudice - Fertility and sterility, 2019 - Elsevier
There is growing consensus that preconception exposure to environmental toxins can
adversely affect fertility, pregnancy, and fetal development, which may persist into the …

Concentrations of xenobiotic chemicals in the maternal-fetal unit

DB Barr, A Bishop, LL Needham - Reproductive toxicology, 2007 - Elsevier
Exposure to a variety of toxic chemicals has been associated with adverse health outcomes.
Presumably, the most vulnerable population for these adverse health outcomes are fetuses …

Environmental factors involved in maternal morbidity and mortality

AL Boyles, BE Beverly, SE Fenton… - Journal of Women's …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Nongenetic, environmental factors contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality through
chemical exposures via air, water, soil, food, and consumer products. Pregnancy represents …

Environmental chemicals and preterm birth: biological mechanisms and the state of the science

KK Ferguson, HB Chin - Current epidemiology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Preterm birth is a significant worldwide health problem of
uncertain origins. The extant body of literature examining environmental contaminant …

Fetal growth in environmental epidemiology: mechanisms, limitations, and a review of associations with biomarkers of non-persistent chemical exposures during …

EM Kamai, TF McElrath, KK Ferguson - Environmental Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Non-persistent chemicals, such as phthalates, environmental phenols,
organophosphate pesticides, and others, are challenging to study because of their ubiquity …

Prenatal environmental exposures, epigenetics, and disease

F Perera, J Herbstman - Reproductive toxicology, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarizes recent evidence that prenatal exposure to diverse environmental
chemicals dysregulates the fetal epigenome, with potential consequences for subsequent …