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A review of maternal prenatal exposures to environmental chemicals and psychosocial stressors-implications for research on perinatal outcomes in the ECHO program
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A review of maternal prenatal exposures to environmental chemicals and psychosocial stressors-implications for research on perinatal outcomes in the ECHO program

Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), Amy M. Padula, Catherine Monk, Patricia A. Brennan, Ann Borders, Emily S. Barrett, Cindy T. McEvoy, Sophie Foss, Preeya Desai, Akram Alshawabkeh, …
Journal of perinatology, v 40(1), pp 10-24
01 Jan 2020
PMID: 31616048
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0510-yView
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Abstract

Life Sciences & Biomedicine Obstetrics & Gynecology Science & Technology Pediatrics
Exposures to environmental chemicals and psychosocial stressors during pregnancy have been individually associated with adverse perinatal outcomes related to birthweight and gestational age, but are not often considered in combination. We review types of psychosocial stressors and instruments used to assess them and classes of environmental chemical exposures that are known to adversely impact perinatal outcomes, and identify studies relevant studies. We discuss the National Institutes of Health's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program that has combined existing longitudinal cohorts that include more than 50,000 children across the U.S. We describe future opportunities for investigators to use this important new resource for addressing relevant and critical research questions to maternal health. Of the 84 cohorts in ECHO, 38 collected data on environmental chemicals and psychosocial stressors and perinatal outcomes. The diverse ECHO pregnancy cohorts provide capacity to compare regions with distinct place-based environmental and social stressors.

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