Environmental Exposures in the Etiology of Abortion: Placental Toxic and Trace Element Levels.

Emre BaşerDemet Aydogan KırmızıVugar Ali TurksoyTaylan OnatMelike Demir ÇaltekinMustafa KaraEthem Serdar Yalvac

Published in: Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie (2020)

The changes in trace element and toxic element levels, especially an increase in antimony and selenium, in placental tissue due to environmental exposure may play an important role in second-trimester abortion.

Keyphrases

heavy metals
human health
air pollution
preterm birth
pregnant women
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes