Season of birth and biomarkers of early-life environment.

Karolina Milkowska Ilona Nenko Magdalena Klimek Andrzej Galbarczyk Grazyna Jasienska

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2020)

Lack of differences in values of biomarkers according to birth season may indicate that: (a) season of birth is not a good indicator of early-life conditions; (b) tested biomarkers do not reliably reflect the prenatal environment; (c) season of birth does not fully overlap with the sensitive periods of biomarker development and thus fails to capture differences in developmental conditions.

Keyphrases

early life
gestational age
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes