Prenatal Environmental Metal Exposure and Preterm Birth: A Scoping Review

Prenatal Environmental Metal Exposure and Preterm Birth: A Scoping Review

Preterm birth (PTB) and its complications are the leading causes of under-five year old child deaths, accounting worldwide for an estimated one million deaths annually. The etiology of PTB is complex and multifactorial. Exposures to environmental metals or metalloids are pervasive and prenatal expos...

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Main Authors: Rasheda Khanam, Ishaan Kumar, Opeyemi Oladapo-Shittu, Claire Twose, ASMD Ashraful Islam, Shyam S. Biswal, Rubhana Raqib, Abdullah H. Baqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
lead
mercury
cadmium
arsenic
prenatal exposure
preterm birth
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/573

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