Ambient Environment and the Epidemiology of Preterm Birth.
Clin Perinatol
; 51(2): 361-377, 2024 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38705646
ABSTRACT
Preterm birth (PTB) is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. We describe environmental factors that may influence PTB risks. We focus on exposures associated with an individual's ambient environment, such as air pollutants, water contaminants, extreme heat, and proximities to point sources (oil/gas development or waste sites) and greenspace. These exposures may further vary by other PTB risk factors such as social constructs and stress. Future examinations of risks associated with ambient environment exposures would benefit from consideration toward multiple exposures - the exposome - and factors that modify risk including variations associated with the structural genome, epigenome, social stressors, and diet.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Premature Birth
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Environmental Exposure
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Perinatol
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Clin. perinatol
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Clinics in perinatology
Year:
2024
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Article