1. Effects of Environmental Exposures on Fetal and Childhood Growth Trajectories
- Author
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Kathryn Sommer, Xichi Zhang, Kunchong Shi, Min Dai, Tongzhang Zheng, Zengmin Qian, Bryan A. Bassig, Megan E. Romano, Siming Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Bin Zhang, Shuangqing Xu, Jie Zhang, Jospeh Braun, Peter Boyle, Aifen Zou, Karl T. Kelsey, and Stephen L. Buka
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Childhood growth ,fetal growths ,prenatal exposure ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Hazardous Substances ,Fetal Development ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Environmental health ,Air Pollution ,adverse birth outcomes ,medicine ,Humans ,environmental pollutants ,030212 general & internal medicine ,low birth weight ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,child development ,Fetus ,business.industry ,Public health ,Heavy metals ,General Medicine ,Environmental Exposure ,medicine.disease ,Child development ,Low birth weight ,Adult life ,Maternal Exposure ,Child, Preschool ,Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects ,catch-up growth ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 ,business - Abstract
Delayed fetal growth and adverse birth outcomes are some of the greatest public health threats to this generation of children worldwide because these conditions are major determinants of mortality, morbidity, and disability in infancy and childhood and are also associated with diseases in adult life. A number of studies have investigated the impacts of a range of environmental conditions during pregnancy (including air pollution, endocrine disruptors, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals) on fetal and child development. The results, while provocative, have been largely inconsistent. This review summarizes up to date epidemiologic studies linking major environmental pollutants to fetal and child development and suggested future directions for further investigation.
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- 2016