Preterm Birth and Metal Mixture Exposure among Pregnant Women from the Navajo Birth Cohort Study.

Joseph H Hoover Eric S Coker Esther ErdeiLi LuoDavid BegayDebra MacKenzienull nullJohnnye Lewis

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)

Given the wide range of exposures and elevated PTB risk for the most exposed subgroups in a relatively small study, follow-up investigation is recommended to evaluate associations between metal mixture profiles and other birth outcomes and to test hypothesized mechanisms of action for PTB and oxidative stress caused by environmental metals. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10361.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
oxidative stress
low birth weight
human health
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
induced apoptosis
pregnancy outcomes
signaling pathway
skeletal muscle
weight loss