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Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Household Air Pollution from Multiple Sources on Risk of Preterm Birth

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2022
Prenatal exposure to air pollution has been suggested as a major risk factor for preterm birth (PTB). This study aimed to explore the independent and joint effects of prenatal exposure to multiple household air pollution (HAP) sources on PTB.
Xin-Chen Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Temperature Extremes on Birth Outcomes: The Case of China

open access: yesJournal of Population Economics, 2020
This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes—specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight—using a nationally representative dataset on rural China.
Xi Chen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates

open access: yesNeuroImage: Clinical, 2016
Exposure to prenatal and early-life stress results in alterations in neural connectivity and an increased risk for neuropsychiatric disorders. In particular, alterations in amygdala connectivity have emerged as a common effect across several recent ...
Dustin Scheinost   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

DNA methylation is associated with prenatal exposure to sulfur dioxide and childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Epigenetic influence plays a role in the association between exposure to air pollution and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, research regarding sulfur dioxide (SO2) is scarce.
Yoon-Jung Choi   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatal Progestin Exposure-Mediated Oxytocin Suppression Contributes to Social Deficits in Mouse Offspring

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Epidemiological studies have shown that maternal hormone exposure is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The hormone oxytocin (OXT) is a central nervous neuropeptide that plays an important role in social behaviors as well as ASD etiology ...
Saijun Huang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resveratrol ameliorates prenatal progestin exposure-induced autism-like behavior through ERβ activation

open access: yesMolecular Autism, 2018
Background Recent literatures indicate that maternal hormone exposure is a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We hypothesize that prenatal progestin exposure may counteract the neuroprotective effect of estrogen and contribute to ASD ...
Weiguo Xie   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mothers’ prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is positively associated with the occurrence of developmental coordination disorder among children aged 3–6 years: A cross-sectional study in a rural area of Shanghai, China

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is a potential risk factor for developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in children, but evidence on the relationship between DCD in children and tobacco smoke exposure in women is limited in China.
Qing Yang*   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure influences the gut microbiota of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2018
Background To explore the influences of prenatal antibiotic exposure, the intensity of prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure on gut microbiota of preterm infants and whether gut microbiota and drug resistant strains in the neonatal intensive care ...
Zhi-Hui Zou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Early Cardiovascular Phenotypes in Young Adults. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Exposure to ambient air pollutants increases risk for adverse cardiovascular health outcomes in adults. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of prenatal air pollutant exposure to cardiovascular health, which has not been thoroughly evaluated.
Carrie V Breton   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Prenatal Exposure to Valproate and Other Antiepileptic Drugs With Risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2019
Key Points Question What is the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children prenatally exposed to valproate and other antiepileptic drugs?
J. Christensen   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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