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- Title
Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
- Authors
Boyles, Abee L.; Beverly, Brandiese E.; Fenton, Suzanne E.; Jackson, Chandra L.; Jukic, Anne Marie Z.; Sutherland, Vicki L.; Baird, Donna D.; Collman, Gwen W.; Dixon, Darlene; Ferguson, Kelly K.; Hall, Janet E.; Martin, Elizabeth M.; Schug, Thaddeus T.; White, Alexandra J.; Chandler, Kelly J.
- Abstract
Nongenetic, environmental factors contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality through chemical exposures via air, water, soil, food, and consumer products. Pregnancy represents a particularly sensitive window of susceptibility during which physiological changes to every major organ system increase sensitivity to chemicals that can impact a woman's long-term health. Nonchemical stressors, such as low socioeconomic status, may exacerbate the effects of chemical exposures on maternal health. Racial/ethnic minorities are exposed disproportionately to both chemicals and nonchemical stressors, which likely contribute to the observed health disparities for maternal morbidities and mortality. Epidemiological studies linking exposures to adverse maternal health outcomes underscore the importance of environmental health impacts, and mechanistic studies in model systems reveal how chemicals perturb biological pathways and processes. Environmental stressors are associated with a variety of immediate maternal health impacts, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fibroids, and infertility, as well as long-term maternal health impacts, such as higher risk of breast cancer and metabolic disorders. Identifying and reducing a pregnant woman's environmental exposures is not only beneficial to her offspring but also important to preserve her short- and long-term health.
- Subjects
DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL health; MATERNAL health services; MATERNAL mortality; PREGNANCY complications; WOMEN'S health; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PREGNANCY outcomes
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 2021, Vol 30, Issue 2, p245
- ISSN
1540-9996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2020.8855