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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Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 573
Main Authors:	Khanam, Rasheda, Kumar, Ishaan, Oladapo-Shittu, Opeyemi, Twose, Claire, Islam, ASMD Ashraful, Biswal, Shyam S., Raqib, Rubhana, Baqui, Abdullah H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 12.01.2021 MDPI
Subjects:	Cadmium Cadmium - toxicity Child Child, Preschool Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Female Full text Heavy metals Humans Infant, Newborn Information professionals Lead content Mercury Metals, Heavy - toxicity Obstetrics Pregnancy Premature birth Premature Birth - chemically induced Premature Birth - epidemiology Premature labor Prenatal exposure Review preterm birth prenatal exposure mercury cadmium arsenic lead scoping review
ISSN:	1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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