Effects of Environmental Exposures on Fetal and Childhood Growth Trajectories

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.008

Review

. 2016 Jan-Feb;82(1):41-99.

doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.008.

Effects of Environmental Exposures on Fetal and Childhood Growth Trajectories

Tongzhang Zheng¹, Jie Zhang², Kathryn Sommer³, Bryan A Bassig⁴, Xichi Zhang⁵, Jospeh Braun², Shuangqing Xu⁶, Peter Boyle⁷, Bin Zhang⁸, Kunchong Shi², Stephen Buka², Siming Liu², Yuanyuan Li⁹, Zengmin Qian¹⁰, Min Dai¹¹, Megan Romano², Aifen Zou⁸, Karl Kelsey²

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¹ Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI. Electronic address: tongzhang_zheng@brown.edu.
² Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
³ Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
⁴ National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Bethesda, MD.
⁵ George Washington University, Washington, DC.
⁶ Tongji School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
⁷ International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France.
⁸ Wuhan Medical & Health Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
⁹ Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Tongji School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
¹⁰ College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
¹¹ China National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China.

PMID: 27325067
PMCID: PMC5967632
DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.008

Review

Effects of Environmental Exposures on Fetal and Childhood Growth Trajectories

Tongzhang Zheng et al. Ann Glob Health. 2016 Jan-Feb.

. 2016 Jan-Feb;82(1):41-99.

doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.008.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI. Electronic address: tongzhang_zheng@brown.edu.
² Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
³ Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
⁴ National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Bethesda, MD.
⁵ George Washington University, Washington, DC.
⁶ Tongji School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
⁷ International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France.
⁸ Wuhan Medical & Health Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
⁹ Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Tongji School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
¹⁰ College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
¹¹ China National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China.

PMID: 27325067
PMCID: PMC5967632
DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.008

Abstract

Delayed fetal growth and adverse birth outcomes are some of the greatest public health threats to this generation of children worldwide because these conditions are major determinants of mortality, morbidity, and disability in infancy and childhood and are also associated with diseases in adult life. A number of studies have investigated the impacts of a range of environmental conditions during pregnancy (including air pollution, endocrine disruptors, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals) on fetal and child development. The results, while provocative, have been largely inconsistent. This review summarizes up to date epidemiologic studies linking major environmental pollutants to fetal and child development and suggested future directions for further investigation.

Keywords: adverse birth outcomes; catch-up growth; child development; environmental pollutants; fetal growths; low birth weight; prenatal exposure.

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