BACKGROUND Air pollution is both a sensory blight and a threat to human health. Inhaled
environmental pollutants can be naturally occurring or human-made, and include traffic …

Exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during pregnancy has been
suggested to be associated with neurobehavioral problems in offspring. However, current …

Background Combined effect of both prenatal and early postnatal exposure to ambient air
pollution on child cognition has rarely been investigated and periods of sensitivity are …

Background Most cerebral palsy (CP) cases have an unexplained etiology, but a role for
environmental exposures has been suggested. One purported environmental risk factor is …

Background Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutants has been linked to congenital heart
defects (CHD), but findings of existing systematic reviews have been mixed. Objective To …

Background Prenatal nitrate exposure from household tap water has been associated with
increased risk of fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, birth defects, and childhood cancer …

Background The association between assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and the
body mass index (BMI) of children remains controversial. Confounding by morbidity and …

Background: Estrogens play a critical role in parturition, and poly-and perfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS), which have estrogenic effects, have been associated with preterm birth …

Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of childhood physical disability
whose aetiology remains unclear in most cases. Maternal pre-existing and pregnancy …

Abstract Purpose of Review Recently, several epidemiological studies have investigated
whether prenatal exposure to nitrate from drinking water may be harmful to the fetus, even at …