[HTML][HTML] Effects of air pollution on the risk of congenital anomalies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EKC Chen, D Zmirou-Navier, C Padilla… - International journal of …, 2014‏ - mdpi.com
Congenital anomalies are the main causes of preterm and neonatal mortality and morbidity.
We investigated the association between congenital anomalies and mothers' exposure to air …

Exposure to air pollutants and risk of congenital anomalies: A systematic review and metaanalysis

K Ravindra, N Chanana, S Mor - Science of The Total Environment, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background Congenital malformations are considered as one of the significant causes of
preterm as well as neonatal morbidity and mortality. Literature suggests the association of …

Nongenetic risk factors and congenital heart defects

SS Patel, TL Burns - Pediatric cardiology, 2013‏ - Springer
Advances have been made in identifying genetic etiologies of congenital heart defects.
Through this knowledge, preventive strategies have been designed and instituted, and …

Environmental exposures and development

DR Mattison - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Whereas single genes and individual chemical exposures are responsible for some
instances of adverse pregnancy outcome or developmental disease, gene–environment …

Fever in pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformations: a cohort study

L Sass, SK Urhoj, J Kjærgaard, JW Dreier… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2017‏ - Springer
Background In a variety of animal species, hyperthermia in pregnancy has been recognized
as teratogenic. Hyperthermia interferes with protein synthesis via heat-shock proteins, which …

[HTML][HTML] How does high socioeconomic status affect maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes? A population-based study among American women

L Nicholls-Dempsey, A Badeghiesh, H Baghlaf… - European journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of high SES on multiple
pregnancy outcomes, while controlling for confounding factors. Methods Using the …

Phenanthrene causes ocular developmental toxicity in zebrafish embryos and the possible mechanisms involved

L Huang, C Wang, Y Zhang, M Wu, Z Zuo - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Recent studies show that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may be a candidate
cause of developmental defects of the retina, but the mechanism is still unclear. We …

Socio-epidemiological factors with negative impact on infant morbidity, mortality rates, and the occurrence of birth defects

E Ţarcă, ST Roșu, E Cojocaru, L Trandafir, AC Luca… - Healthcare, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In the last 30–40 years, developed countries in particular, but also develo** ones, have
seen an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in infant mortality and morbidity rates …

Congenital heart defects and parental occupational exposure to chemicals

CA Snijder, IJ Vlot, A Burdorf… - Human …, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common major
malformations in newborns. In this study we examined the associations between the …

Congenital anomalies among live births in a high environmental risk area—A case-control study in Brindisi (southern Italy)

EAL Gianicolo, C Mangia, M Cervino, A Bruni… - Environmental …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Maternal exposure to ambient pollution has been increasingly linked to the risk of congenital
anomalies (CAs) in the fetus and newborns. Recently, a descriptive study in the high …