Exploration of stage-specific effects of maternal exposure to trace elements and toxic metals
on infancy continuous growth and trajectories is critical for early-life health management …

Background: To our knowledge, the association of maternal exposure to metallic elements
with weight trajectory pattern from the neonatal period has not been investigated. Objectives …

Background There has been limited research considering the effects of prenatal exposure to
multiple heavy metals on early childhood size and growth. Objective We evaluated prenatal …

Background Maternal exposure to metals may pose a risk to the health of newborns,
however, the underlying mechanisms remain ambiguous. Herein, we aimed to investigate …

Previous epidemiological studies have reported that prenatal exposure to metals might have
influence on fetal growth. Most studies assessed the effect of individual metals, while the …

Background The human placenta is vulnerable to environmental pollutants, but the
associations between exposure to multiple, correlated metals and placental characteristics …

The benefits of nutritional factors on birth outcomes have been recognized, however, limited
studies have examined the role of nutritional factors in mitigating the detrimental effects of …

Background Numerous studies have suggested significant associations between prenatal
exposure to heavy metals and newborn anthropometric measures. However, little is known …

Background A growing number of studies have identified both toxic and essential metals
which influence fetal growth. However, most studies have conducted single-cohort analyses …

Background The majority of studies linking exposure to metals with certain health outcomes
focus on known toxic metals. Alternatively, this study assesses the extent to which exposure …