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Bommarito PA, Stevens DR, Welch BM, Ospina M, Calafat AM, Meeker JD, Cantonwine DE, McElrath TF, Ferguson KK. Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Relation to Fetal Growth in the LIFECODES Fetal Growth Study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2024; 132:77001. [PMID: 38968089 PMCID: PMC11225970 DOI: 10.1289/ehp14647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Organophosphate esters (OPEs), used ubiquitously as flame retardants and plasticizers in consumer products, are suspected of having developmental toxicity. OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to estimate associations between prenatal exposure to OPEs and fetal growth, including both ultrasound (head circumference, abdominal circumference, femur length, and estimated fetal weight) and delivery [birth weight z-score, small-for-gestational age (SGA), and large-for-gestational age (LGA)] measures of growth. METHODS In the LIFECODES Fetal Growth Study (2008-2018), an enriched case-cohort of 900 babies born at the small and large ends of the growth spectrum, we quantified OPE biomarkers in three urine samples per pregnant participant and abstracted ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth from medical records. We estimated associations between pregnancy-averaged log-transformed OPE biomarkers and repeated ultrasound measures of fetal growth using linear mixed-effects models, and delivery measures of fetal growth using linear (birth weight) and logistic (SGA and LGA) regression models. RESULTS Most OPE biomarkers were positively associated with at least one ultrasound measure of fetal growth, but associations with delivery measures were largely null. For example, an interquartile range (IQR; 1.31 ng / mL ) increase in bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphate concentration was associated with larger z-scores in head circumference [mean difference (difference): 0.09; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.01, 0.17], abdominal circumference (difference: 0.10; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.18), femur length (difference: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.03, 0.19), and estimated fetal weight (difference: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.22) but not birth weight (difference: 0.04; 95% CI: - 0.08 , 0.17). At delivery, an IQR (1.00 ng / mL ) increase in diphenyl phosphate (DPHP) concentration was associated with an SGA birth (odds ratio: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.10, 1.94). CONCLUSIONS In a large prospective cohort, gestational OPE exposures were associated with larger fetal size during pregnancy, but associations at delivery were null. DPHP concentrations were associated with heightened risk of an SGA birth. These findings suggest that OPE exposure may affect fetal development. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14647.
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- Paige A. Bommarito
- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Orzeł A, Strojny AA, Filipecka-Tyczka D, Baran A, Muzyka-Placzynska K, Mabiala E, Pajutrek-Dudek J, Scholz A. Fetal Growth Velocity-A Breakthrough in Intrauterine Growth Assessment? J Clin Med 2024; 13:3842. [PMID: 38999408 PMCID: PMC11242467 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13133842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The pursuit of assessing fetal well-being in obstetrical practice remains a central tenet, propelling ongoing endeavors to explore innovative markers and diagnostic methodologies aimed at prognosing potential perinatal adversities. Deviations from standard patterns of intrauterine growth, whether exhibiting excessive or insufficient trajectories, stand as pivotal indices hinting at underlying pathophysiological processes or heightened concurrent medical conditions. Initiatives like the Delphi consensus and the INTERGROWTH-21st project strive to refine diagnostic criteria and establish international standards for fetal growth assessment. This article aims to present the current knowledge regarding the assessment of abnormal growth, including novel methods such as growth velocity. Integrating fetal growth velocity assessment into perinatal care protocols holds promise in enhancing diagnostic precision. Growth velocity, involving changes in fetal size over a given period, offers insights into distinguishing between constitutional and pathological growth abnormalities. Various methodologies and models have been proposed to evaluate growth velocity, with notable advancements in understanding fetal growth patterns across different trimesters. It is believed that accelerated and reduced growth velocity may be a sensible parameter in the detection of fetal growth restriction (FGR), small-for-gestational-age (SGA) fetuses, large-for-gestational-age (LGA) fetuses and macrosomic fetuses as well as appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) fetuses that encounter problems with growth continuation. Recent studies found that changes in growth velocity reflect the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes (APOs). Future directions in fetal health research aim to elucidate the long-term consequences of abnormal fetal growth velocity on neurodevelopmental outcomes, highlighting the critical role of early assessment and intervention.
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- Anna Orzeł
- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.O.); (A.A.S.); (A.B.); (K.M.-P.); (E.M.); (J.P.-D.)
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Tarullo AR, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez DC, Brady SP, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Fink G, Hamer DH, Yousafzai AK, Rockers PC. Neonatal Physical Growth Predicts Electroencephalography Power in Rural South African Children. Brain Sci 2024; 14:552. [PMID: 38928552 PMCID: PMC11201818 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14060552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Anthropometric measures at birth, indexing prenatal growth, are associated with later cognitive development. Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are at elevated risk for impaired prenatal and early postnatal growth and enduring cognitive deficits. However, the associations of neonatal physical growth with neural activity are not well-characterized in LMIC contexts, given the dearth of early childhood neuroimaging research in these settings. The current study examined birth length, weight, and head circumference as predictors of EEG relative power over the first three years of life in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa, controlling for postnatal growth and socioeconomic status (SES). A larger head circumference at birth predicted lower relative gamma power, lower right hemisphere relative beta power, and higher relative alpha and theta power. A greater birth length also predicted lower relative gamma power. There were interactions with timepoints such that the associations of birth head circumference and length with EEG power were most pronounced at the 7-month assessment and were attenuated at the 17- and 36-month assessments. The results identify birth head circumference and length as specific predictors of infant neural activity within an under-resourced context.
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- Amanda R. Tarullo
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (D.C.L.-P.); (S.P.B.)
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- Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2041, South Africa; (D.E.)
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- Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2041, South Africa; (D.E.)
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (D.C.L.-P.); (S.P.B.)
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (D.C.L.-P.); (S.P.B.)
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4123 Basel, Switzerland;
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- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA; (D.H.H.); (P.C.R.)
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02120, USA;
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- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA; (D.H.H.); (P.C.R.)
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Checkley W, Thompson LM, Hossen S, Nicolaou L, Williams KN, Hartinger SM, Chiang M, Balakrishnan K, Garg SS, Thangavel G, Aravindalochanan V, Rosa G, Mukeshimana A, Ndagijimana F, McCracken JP, Diaz-Artiga A, Sinharoy SS, Waller L, Wang J, Jabbarzadeh S, Chen Y, Steenland K, Kirby MA, Ramakrishnan U, Johnson M, Pillarisetti A, McCollum ED, Craik R, Ohuma EO, Dávila-Román VG, de Las Fuentes L, Simkovich SM, Peel JL, Clasen TF, Papageorghiou AT. Cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or biomass and fetal growth outcomes: a multi-country randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12:e815-e825. [PMID: 38614630 PMCID: PMC11027158 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Household air pollution might lead to fetal growth restriction during pregnancy. We aimed to investigate whether a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention to reduce personal exposures to household air pollution during pregnancy would alter fetal growth. METHODS The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial was an open-label randomised controlled trial conducted in ten resource-limited settings across Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda. Pregnant women aged 18-34 years (9-19 weeks of gestation) were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive an LPG stove, continuous fuel delivery, and behavioural messaging or to continue usual cooking with biomass for 18 months. We conducted ultrasound assessments at baseline, 24-28 weeks of gestation (the first pregnancy visit), and 32-36 weeks of gestation (the second pregnancy visit), to measure fetal size; we monitored 24 h personal exposures to household air pollutants during these visits; and we weighed children at birth. We conducted intention-to-treat analyses to estimate differences in fetal size between the intervention and control group, and exposure-response analyses to identify associations between household air pollutants and fetal size. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02944682). FINDINGS Between May 7, 2018, and Feb 29, 2020, we randomly assigned 3200 pregnant women (1593 to the intervention group and 1607 to the control group). The mean gestational age was 14·5 (SD 3·0) weeks and mean maternal age was 25·6 (4·5) years. We obtained ultrasound assessments in 3147 (98·3%) women at baseline, 3052 (95·4%) women at the first pregnancy visit, and 2962 (92·6%) at the second pregnancy visit, through to Aug 25, 2020. Intervention adherence was high (the median proportion of days with biomass stove use was 0·0%, IQR 0·0-1·6) and pregnant women in the intervention group had lower mean exposures to particulate matter with a diameter less than 2·5 μm (PM2·5; 35·0 [SD 37·2] μg/m3vs 103·3 [97·9] μg/m3) than did women in the control group. We did not find differences in averaged post-randomisation Z scores for head circumference (0·30 vs 0·39; p=0·04), abdominal circumference (0·38 vs 0·39; p=0·99), femur length (0·44 vs 0·45; p=0·73), and estimated fetal weight or birthweight (-0·13 vs -0·12; p=0·70) between the intervention and control groups. Personal exposures to household air pollutants were not associated with fetal size. INTERPRETATION Although an LPG cooking intervention successfully reduced personal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, it did not affect fetal size. Our findings do not support the use of unvented liquefied petroleum gas stoves as a strategy to increase fetal growth in settings were biomass fuels are used predominantly for cooking. FUNDING US National Institutes of Health and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. TRANSLATIONS For the Kinyarwanda, Spanish and Tamil translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
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- William Checkley
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Latin American Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Biomedical Research Unit, Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Air Quality, Climate and Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Global Program in Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Cardiovascular Imaging and Clinical Research Core Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging and Clinical Research Core Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Division of Healthcare Delivery Research, MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Oskar S, Balalian AA, Stingone JA. Identifying critical windows of prenatal phenol, paraben, and pesticide exposure and child neurodevelopment: Findings from a prospective cohort study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 920:170754. [PMID: 38369152 PMCID: PMC10960968 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate how exposure to a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during two points in pregnancy affects early childhood neurodevelopment. METHODS We analyzed publicly-available data from a high-risk cohort of mothers and their children (2007-2014) that measured six EDCs including methyl-, ethyl- and propyl parabens (MEPB, ETPB, PRPB), Bisphenol-A (BPA), 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy), 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA) in prenatal urine samples during the second and third trimesters. Neurodevelopmental scores were assessed using Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) at age 3. We used mean field variational Bayes for lagged kernel machine regression (MFVB-LKMR) to investigate the association between trimester-specific co-exposure to the six EDCs and MSEL scores at age 3, stratified by sex. RESULTS The analysis included 130 children. For females, the relationship between BPA and 3PBA with MSEL score varied between the two trimesters. In the second trimester, effect estimates for BPA were null but inversely correlated with MSEL score in the third trimester. 3PBA had a negative relationship with MSEL in the second trimester and positive correlation in the third trimester. For males, effect estimates for all EDCs were in opposing directions across trimesters. MFVB-LKMR analysis identified significant two-way interaction between EDCs for MSEL scores in both trimesters. For example, in females, the MSEL scores associated with increased exposure to TCPy were 1.75 units (95%credible interval -0.04, -3.47) lower in the 2nd trimester and 4.61 (95%CI -3.39, -5.84) lower in the third trimester when PRPB was fixed at the 75th percentile compared to when PRPB was fixed at the 25th percentile. CONCLUSION Our study provides evidence that timing of EDC exposure within the prenatal period may impact neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. More of these varying effects were identified among females. Future research is needed to explore EDC mixtures and the timing of exposure during pregnancy to enhance our understanding of how these chemicals impact child health.
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- Sabine Oskar
- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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Dong C, Liu Z, Zhu C, Zhang Y, Yang X, Xu X, Guan Q, Xia Y. Contribution of serum elements to blood pressure during pregnancy by impacting gut microbiota: A prospective cohort study. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133383. [PMID: 38160557 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Exposure to environmental elements can alter gut microbiota, further affecting host health. Exploring the interrelationships among element exposure, gut microbiota and blood pressure (BP) during pregnancy, as well as the mediating roles of gut microbiota, is warranted, which holds implications for maternal and offspring health. In a prospective cohort study between 2017-2018, 733 pregnant women were included. The serum elements and gut microbiota during the second trimester were assessed, and BP was collected during the second and third trimester and before delivery. Fourteen associations were identified between serum elements and BP, including positive associations of zinc (Zn) and thallium (Tl) with systolic BP during the second trimester. Rubidium (Rb) showed a positive association with Pielou's evenness. Serum elements, such as Tl and Rb, were significantly associated with the relative abundance of bacteria and co-abundance groups (CAGs). Alpha diversity was negatively associated with BP levels and trajectories. Moreover, 15 associations between gut microbiota and BP were shown. Finally, mediation analysis confirmed that CAG2 and Pielou's evenness mediated the associations of Tl and Rb with BP, respectively. We concluded that serum elements can contribute to BP changes during pregnancy through gut microbiota, suggesting gut microbiota-targeted approach as a potential intervention.
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- Chao Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing 211166, China.
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Wu J, Liu X, Qin C, Zhang J, Liu X, Hu J, Wu F, Chen C, Lin Y. Effect of maternal serum albumin level on birthweight and gestational age: an analysis of 39200 singleton newborns. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1266669. [PMID: 38505758 PMCID: PMC10948486 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1266669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Background Serum albumin plays a pivotal role in regulating plasma oncotic pressure and modulating fluid distribution among various body compartments. Previous research examining the association between maternal serum albumin levels and fetal growth yielded limited and inconclusive findings. Therefore, the specific influence of serum albumin on fetal growth remains poorly understood and warrants further investigation. Methods A retrospective study involved 39200 women who had a singleton live birth at a tertiary-care academic medical center during the period from January 2017 to December 2020. Women were categorized into four groups according to the quartile of albumin concentration during early pregnancy: Q1 group, ≤41.0 g/L; Q2 group, 41.1-42.6 g/L; Q3 group, 42.7-44.3 g/L and Q4 group, >44.3 g/L. The main outcome measures were mid-term estimated fetal weight, birthweight and gestational age. Multivariate linear and logistic regression analysis were performed to detect the independent effect of maternal serum albumin level on fetal growth after adjusting for important confounding variables. Results In the crude analysis, a significant inverse correlation was found between early pregnancy maternal serum albumin levels and fetal growth status, including mid-term ultrasound measurements, mid-term estimated fetal weight, birthweight, and gestational age. After adjustment for a number of confounding factors, mid-term estimated fetal weight, birthweight, and birth height decreased significantly with increasing albumin levels. Compared to the Q2 group, the Q4 group had higher rates of preterm birth (aOR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.01-1.34), small-for-gestational-age (aOR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.11-1.45) and low birthweight (aOR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.18-1.69), and lower rate of large-for-gestational-age (aOR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78-0.94). Moreover, to achieve the optimal neonatal outcome, women with higher early pregnancy albumin levels required a greater reduction in albumin levels in later pregnancy stages. Conclusions A higher maternal serum albumin level during early pregnancy was associated with poor fetal growth, with the detrimental effects becoming apparent as early as the mid-gestation period. These findings provided vital information for clinicians to predict fetal growth status and identify cases with a high risk of adverse neonatal outcomes early on.
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- Jiayi Wu
- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing, Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Namburete AIL, Papież BW, Fernandes M, Wyburd MK, Hesse LS, Moser FA, Ismail LC, Gunier RB, Squier W, Ohuma EO, Carvalho M, Jaffer Y, Gravett M, Wu Q, Lambert A, Winsey A, Restrepo-Méndez MC, Bertino E, Purwar M, Barros FC, Stein A, Noble JA, Molnár Z, Jenkinson M, Bhutta ZA, Papageorghiou AT, Villar J, Kennedy SH. Normative spatiotemporal fetal brain maturation with satisfactory development at 2 years. Nature 2023; 623:106-114. [PMID: 37880365 PMCID: PMC10620088 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06630-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Maturation of the human fetal brain should follow precisely scheduled structural growth and folding of the cerebral cortex for optimal postnatal function1. We present a normative digital atlas of fetal brain maturation based on a prospective international cohort of healthy pregnant women2, selected using World Health Organization recommendations for growth standards3. Their fetuses were accurately dated in the first trimester, with satisfactory growth and neurodevelopment from early pregnancy to 2 years of age4,5. The atlas was produced using 1,059 optimal quality, three-dimensional ultrasound brain volumes from 899 of the fetuses and an automated analysis pipeline6-8. The atlas corresponds structurally to published magnetic resonance images9, but with finer anatomical details in deep grey matter. The between-study site variability represented less than 8.0% of the total variance of all brain measures, supporting pooling data from the eight study sites to produce patterns of normative maturation. We have thereby generated an average representation of each cerebral hemisphere between 14 and 31 weeks' gestation with quantification of intracranial volume variability and growth patterns. Emergent asymmetries were detectable from as early as 14 weeks, with peak asymmetries in regions associated with language development and functional lateralization between 20 and 26 weeks' gestation. These patterns were validated in 1,487 three-dimensional brain volumes from 1,295 different fetuses in the same cohort. We provide a unique spatiotemporal benchmark of fetal brain maturation from a large cohort with normative postnatal growth and neurodevelopment.
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- Ana I L Namburete
- Oxford Machine Learning in Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, Human Development and Health Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Machine Learning in Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Machine Learning in Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Machine Learning in Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuropathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive and Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Family and Community Health, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche e dell' Adolescenza, SCDU Neonatologia, Universita di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Nagpur INTERGROWTH-21st Research Centre, Ketkar Hospital, Nagpur, India
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- African Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Australian Institute for Machine Learning, Department of Computer Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Center for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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徐 金, 韩 娜, 苏 涛, 林 力, 计 岳, 周 双, 包 鹤, 刘 峥, 罗 树, 徐 相, 王 海. [Association of maternal isolated thyroid peroxidase antibody positive in the first trimester with fetal growth]. BEIJING DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF PEKING UNIVERSITY. HEALTH SCIENCES 2023; 55:886-892. [PMID: 37807744 PMCID: PMC10560913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of isolated thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) positive in the first trimester with fetal growth. METHODS A total of 16 446 pregnant women were included in the birth cohort study, whose last menstrual period was between May 2016 and April 2019 and with singleton pregnancy. Maternal serum samples were collected when they firstly came for prenatal care in the first trimester. The pregnant women were consecutively seen and followed in the hospital and the information of pregnant women was extracted from the electronic medical information system. The pregnant women were divided into isolated TPOAb positive group (n=1 654) and euthyroid group (n=14 792). Three fetal ultrasound examinations were scheduled during the routine prenatal visits at the hospital and were performed by trained sonographers. All fetal growth indicators were quantified as gestational age- and gender- adjusted standard deviation score (Z-score) using the generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS). Fetal growth indicators included estimated fetal weight (EFW), abdominal circumference (AC), biparietal diameter (BPD), femur length (FL) and head circumference (HC). Fetal growth restriction (FGR) was defined as AC or EFW Z-score<3rd centile based on clinical consensus. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis was applied to assess the association of maternal isolated TPOAb positive with fetal growth. The generalized linear model was further used to analyze the association between isolated TPOAb positive and fetal growth indicator at different gestational ages when the fetal growth indicator was significantly associated with isolated TPOAb positive in the GEE mo-del. RESULTS The median gestational age at three ultrasound measurements was 23.6 (23.3, 24.1), 30.3 (29.7, 30.9), 37.3 (37.0, 37.7) weeks, respectively. The BPD Z-score was higher in isolated TPOAb positive women, compared with the euthyroid pregnant women after adjustment (β=0.057, 95%CI: 0.014-0.100, P=0.009). The generalized linear model showed the BPD Z-score was higher in the isolated TPOAb positive women at the end of 21-25 weeks (β=0.052, 95%CI: 0.001-0.103, P=0.044), 29-32 weeks (β=0.055, 95%CI: 0.004-0.107, P=0.035) and 36-40 weeks (β=0.068, 95%CI: 0.011-0.125, P=0.020), compared with the euthyroid pregnant women. There was no difference in other fetal growth indicators (EFW, AC, FL and HC) and FGR between the isolated TPOAb positive and euthyroid pregnant women. CONCLUSION The BPD Z-score was slightly increased in the isolated TPOAb positive pregnant women in the first trimester, while other fetal growth indicators were not changed. The reproducibility and practical significance of this result need to be confirmed.
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- 金辉 徐
- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京市通州区妇幼保健院, 北京 101100Tongzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing 101101, China
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- 北京市通州区妇幼保健院, 北京 101100Tongzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing 101101, China
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- 中山大学公共卫生学院劳动卫生与环境卫生学系, 广州 510080Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- 北京大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生学系, 北京 100191Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Ohuma EO, Jabin N, Young MF, Epie T, Martorell R, Peña-Rosas JP, Garcia-Casal MN, Papageorghiou AT, Kennedy SH, Villar J. Association between maternal haemoglobin concentrations and maternal and neonatal outcomes: the prospective, observational, multinational, INTERBIO-21st fetal study. Lancet Haematol 2023; 10:e756-e766. [PMID: 37482061 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00170-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anaemia in pregnancy is a global health problem with associated maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the association between maternal haemoglobin concentrations during pregnancy and the risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. METHODS In this prospective, observational, multinational, INTERBIO-21st fetal study conducted at maternity units in Brazil, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, and the UK, we enrolled pregnant women (aged ≥18 years, BMI <35 kg/m2, natural conception, and singleton pregnancy) who initiated antenatal care before 14 weeks' gestation. At each 5±1 weekly visit until delivery, information was collected about the pregnancy, as well as the results of blood tests taken as part of routine antenatal care, including haemoglobin values. The outcome measures were maternal (gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and preterm premature rupture of membranes) and neonatal outcomes (small for gestational age, preterm birth, and acute respiratory distress syndrome). FINDINGS Between Feb 8, 2012, and Nov 30, 2019, 2069 women (mean age 30·7 years [SD 5·0]) had at least one routinely haemoglobin concentration measured at 14-40 weeks' gestation, contributing 4690 haemoglobin measurements for the analysis. Compared with a haemoglobin cutoff of 110 g/L, the risk was increased more than two-fold for pregnancy-induced hypertension at haemoglobin concentrations of 170 g/L (risk ratio [RR] 2·29 [95% CI 1·19-4·39]) and higher, for preterm birth at haemoglobin concentrations of 70 g/L (RR 2·04 [95% CI 1·20-3·48]) and 165 g/L (RR 2·06 [95% CI 1·41-3·02]), and for acute respiratory distress syndrome at haemoglobin concentrations of 165 g/L (RR 2·84 [95% CI 1·51-5·35]). Trimester-specific results are also presented. INTERPRETATION Our data suggests that the current WHO haemoglobin cutoffs are associated with reduced risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The current haemoglobin concentration cutoffs during pregnancy should not only consider thresholds for low haemoglobin concentrations that are associated with adverse outcomes but also define a threshold for high haemoglobin concentrations given the U-shaped relationship between haemoglobin concentration and adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes. FUNDING Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Eric O Ohuma
- Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, and Child Health (MARCH) Centre, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Xiao S, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Zhang Z, Cao H, Xie M, Zhang L. Application and Progress of Artificial Intelligence in Fetal Ultrasound. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12093298. [PMID: 37176738 PMCID: PMC10179567 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Prenatal ultrasonography is the most crucial imaging modality during pregnancy. However, problems such as high fetal mobility, excessive maternal abdominal wall thickness, and inter-observer variability limit the development of traditional ultrasound in clinical applications. The combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and obstetric ultrasound may help optimize fetal ultrasound examination by shortening the examination time, reducing the physician's workload, and improving diagnostic accuracy. AI has been successfully applied to automatic fetal ultrasound standard plane detection, biometric parameter measurement, and disease diagnosis to facilitate conventional imaging approaches. In this review, we attempt to thoroughly review the applications and advantages of AI in prenatal fetal ultrasound and discuss the challenges and promises of this new field.
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- Sushan Xiao
- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China
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O'Keeffe LM, Yelverton CA, Bartels HC, O'Neill KN, McDonnell C, McAuliffe FM. Application of multilevel linear spline models for analysis of growth trajectories in a cohort with repeat antenatal and postnatal measures of growth: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e065701. [PMID: 36972957 PMCID: PMC10069489 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To model trajectories of antenatal and postnatal growth using linear spline multilevel models. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Maternity hospital in Dublin, Ireland. PARTICIPANTS 720-759 mother-child pairs from the ROLO study (initially a randomised control trial of a low glycaemic index diet in pregnancy to prevent recurrence of macrosomia [birth weight >4 kg]). PRIMARY OUTCOMES Trajectories of growth from 20 weeks gestation (abdominal circumference [AC], head circumference [HC] and weight) or birth (length/height) to 5 years. RESULTS Over 50% of women had third-level education and 90% were of white ethnicity. Women were a mean (SD) age of 32 years (4.2) at recruitment. The best fitting model for AC, HC and weight included a model with 5 linear spline periods. The best fitting models for length/height included a model with 3 linear spline periods from birth to 6 months, 6 months to 2 years and 2 years to 5 years. Comparison of observed and predicted values for each model demonstrated good model fit. For all growth measures, growth rates were generally fastest in pregnancy or immediately post partum (for length/height), with rates of growth slowing after birth and becoming slower still as infancy and childhood progressed. CONCLUSION We demonstrate the application of multilevel linear spline models for examining growth trajectories when both antenatal and postnatal measures of growth are available. The approach may be useful for cohort studies or randomised control trials with repeat prospective assessments of growth.
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- Linda M O'Keeffe
- School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- UCD Perinatal Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Perinatal Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
- Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Perinatal Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Lee LH, Bradburn E, Craik R, Yaqub M, Norris SA, Ismail LC, Ohuma EO, Barros FC, Lambert A, Carvalho M, Jaffer YA, Gravett M, Purwar M, Wu Q, Bertino E, Munim S, Min AM, Bhutta Z, Villar J, Kennedy SH, Noble JA, Papageorghiou AT. Machine learning for accurate estimation of fetal gestational age based on ultrasound images. NPJ Digit Med 2023; 6:36. [PMID: 36894653 PMCID: PMC9998590 DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00774-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Accurate estimation of gestational age is an essential component of good obstetric care and informs clinical decision-making throughout pregnancy. As the date of the last menstrual period is often unknown or uncertain, ultrasound measurement of fetal size is currently the best method for estimating gestational age. The calculation assumes an average fetal size at each gestational age. The method is accurate in the first trimester, but less so in the second and third trimesters as growth deviates from the average and variation in fetal size increases. Consequently, fetal ultrasound late in pregnancy has a wide margin of error of at least ±2 weeks' gestation. Here, we utilise state-of-the-art machine learning methods to estimate gestational age using only image analysis of standard ultrasound planes, without any measurement information. The machine learning model is based on ultrasound images from two independent datasets: one for training and internal validation, and another for external validation. During validation, the model was blinded to the ground truth of gestational age (based on a reliable last menstrual period date and confirmatory first-trimester fetal crown rump length). We show that this approach compensates for increases in size variation and is even accurate in cases of intrauterine growth restriction. Our best machine-learning based model estimates gestational age with a mean absolute error of 3.0 (95% CI, 2.9-3.2) and 4.3 (95% CI, 4.1-4.5) days in the second and third trimesters, respectively, which outperforms current ultrasound-based clinical biometry at these gestational ages. Our method for dating the pregnancy in the second and third trimesters is, therefore, more accurate than published methods.
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- Lok Hin Lee
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Intelligent Ultrasound Ltd, Hodge House, Cardiff, CF10 1DY, UK
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- South African Medical Research Council Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, University City, United Arab Emirates
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health (MARCH) Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Family & Community Health, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Nagpur INTERGROWTH-21st Research Centre, Ketkar Hospital, Nagpur, India
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche e dell' Adolescenza, Struttura Complessa Direzione Universitaria Neonatologia, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Division of Women & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Division of Women & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.,Center for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Leung M, Laden F, Coull BA, Modest AM, Hacker MR, Wylie BJ, Iyer HS, Hart JE, Wei Y, Schwartz J, Weisskopf MG, Papatheodorou S. Ambient temperature during pregnancy and fetal growth in Eastern Massachusetts, USA. Int J Epidemiol 2022:6887251. [PMID: 36495569 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background
Left unabated, rising temperatures pose an escalating threat to human health. The potential effects of hot temperatures on fetal health have been under-explored. Here, we examined the association between prenatal ambient temperature exposure and fetal growth measures in a Massachusetts-based pregnancy cohort.
Methods
We used ultrasound measurements of biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), femur length and abdominal circumference (AC), in addition to birthweight (BW), from 9446 births at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2011 to 2016. Ultrasound scans were classified into three distinct gestational periods: 16–23 weeks, 24–31 weeks, 32+ weeks; and z-scores were created for each fetal growth measure using the INTERGROWTH-21st standards. We fitted distributed lag models to estimate the time-varying association between weekly temperature and fetal growth, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, seasonal and long-term trends, humidity and particulate matter (PM2.5).
Results
Higher ambient temperature was associated with smaller fetal growth measures. The critical window of exposure appeared to be Weeks 1–20 for ultrasound parameters, and high temperatures throughout pregnancy were important for BW. Associations were strongest for head parameters (BPD and HC) in early to mid-pregnancy, AC late in pregnancy and BW. For example, a 5ºC higher cumulative temperature exposure was associated with a lower mean AC z-score of -0.26 (95% CI: -0.48, -0.04) among 24–31-Week scans, and a lower mean BW z-score of -0.32 (95% CI: -0.51, -0.12).
Conclusion
Higher temperatures were associated with impaired fetal growth. This has major health implications given that extreme temperatures are more common and escalating.
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- Michael Leung
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA, USA
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de Kat AC, Hirst JE, Woodward M, Barros FC, Barsosio HC, Berkley JA, Carvalho M, Cheikh Ismail L, McGready R, Norris SA, Nosten F, Ohuma E, Tshivuila-Matala COO, Stones W, Staines Urias E, Clara Restrepo-Mendez M, Lambert A, Munim S, Winsey A, Papageorghiou AT, Bhutta ZA, Villar J, Kennedy SH, Peters SAE. Preeclampsia prediction with blood pressure measurements: A global external validation of the ALSPAC models. Pregnancy Hypertens 2022; 30:124-129. [PMID: 36179538 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The prediction of preeclampsia in pregnancy has resulted in a plethora of prognostic models. Yet, very few make it past the development stage and most fail to influence clinical practice. The timely identification of high-risk pregnant women could deliver a tailored antenatal care regimen, particularly in low-resource settings. This study externally validated and calibrated previously published models that predicted the risk of preeclampsia, based on blood pressure (BP) at multiple time points in pregnancy, in a geographically diverse population. METHODS The prospective INTERBIO-21st Fetal Study included 3,391 singleton pregnancies from Brazil, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Thailand and the UK, 2012-2018. Preeclampsia prediction was based on baseline characteristics, BP and deviation from the expected BP trajectory at multiple time points in pregnancy. The prediction rules from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) were implemented in the INTERBIO-21st cohort. RESULTS Model discrimination was similar to the development cohort. Performance was best with baseline characteristics and a BP measurement at 34 weeks' gestation (AUC 0.85, 95 % CI 0.80-0.90). The ALSPAC models largely overestimated the true risk of preeclampsia incidence in the INTERBIO-21st cohort. CONCLUSIONS After recalibration, these prediction models could potentially serve as a risk stratifying tool to help identify women who might benefit from increased surveillance during pregnancy.
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- Annelien C de Kat
- The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- KEMRI-Coast Centre for Geographical Medicine and Research, Kilifi, Kenya
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- KEMRI-Coast Centre for Geographical Medicine and Research, Kilifi, Kenya; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine Research, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine Research, Oxford, United Kingdom; Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand
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- SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine Research, Oxford, United Kingdom; Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health (MARCH) Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI), Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Center for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI), Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI), Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Villar J, Ochieng R, Gunier RB, Papageorghiou AT, Rauch S, McGready R, Gauglitz JM, Barros FC, Vatish M, Fernandes M, Zammit V, Carrara VI, Munim S, Craik R, Barsosio HC, Carvalho M, Berkley JA, Ismail LIC, Norris SA, Tshivuila-Matala COO, Nosten F, Ohuma EO, Stein A, Lambert A, Winsey A, Uauy R, Eskenazi B, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH. Association between fetal abdominal growth trajectories, maternal metabolite signatures early in pregnancy, and childhood growth and adiposity: prospective observational multinational INTERBIO-21st fetal study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022; 10:710-719. [PMID: 36030799 PMCID: PMC9622423 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(22)00215-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Obesity predominantly affects populations in high-income countries and those countries facing epidemiological transition. The risk of childhood obesity is increased among infants who had overweight or obesity at birth, but in low-resource settings one in five infants are born small for gestational age. We aimed to study the relationships between: (1) maternal metabolite signatures; (2) fetal abdominal growth; and (3) postnatal growth, adiposity, and neurodevelopment. METHODS In the prospective, multinational, observational INTERBIO-21st fetal study, conducted in maternity units in Pelotas (Brazil), Nairobi (Kenya), Karachi (Pakistan), Soweto (South Africa), Mae Sot (Thailand), and Oxford (UK), we enrolled women (≥18 years, with a BMI of less than 35 kg/m2, natural conception, and a singleton pregnancy) who initiated antenatal care before 14 weeks' gestation. Ultrasound scans were performed every 5±1 weeks until delivery to measure fetal growth and feto-placental blood flow, and we used finite mixture models to derive growth trajectories of abdominal circumference. The infants' health, growth, and development were monitored from birth to age 2 years. Early pregnancy maternal blood and umbilical cord venous blood samples were collected for untargeted metabolomic analysis. FINDINGS From Feb 8, 2012, to Nov 30, 2019, we enrolled 3598 pregnant women and followed up their infants to 2 years of age. We identified four ultrasound-derived trajectories of fetal abdominal circumference growth that accelerated or decelerated within a crucial 20-25 week gestational age window: faltering growth, early accelerating growth, late accelerating growth, and median growth tracking. These distinct phenotypes had matching feto-placental blood flow patterns throughout pregnancy, and different growth, adiposity, vision, and neurodevelopment outcomes in early childhood. There were 709 maternal metabolites with positive effect for the faltering growth phenotype and 54 for the early accelerating growth phenotype; 31 maternal metabolites had a negative effect for the faltering growth phenotype and 76 for the early accelerating growth phenotype. Metabolites associated with the faltering growth phenotype had statistically significant odds ratios close to 1·5 (ie, suggesting upregulation of metabolic pathways of impaired fetal growth). The metabolites had a reciprocal relationship with the early accelerating growth phenotype, with statistically significant odds ratios close to 0.6 (ie, suggesting downregulation of fetal growth acceleration). The maternal metabolite signatures included 5-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid, and 11 phosphatidylcholines linked to oxylipin or saturated fatty acid sidechains. The fungicide, chlorothalonil, was highly abundant in the early accelerating growth phenotype group. INTERPRETATION Early pregnancy lipid biology associated with fetal abdominal growth trajectories is an indicator of patterns of growth, adiposity, vision, and neurodevelopment up to the age of 2 years. Our findings could contribute to the earlier identification of infants at risk of obesity. FUNDING Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Jose Villar
- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre & Human Development and Health Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences, Translational & Experimental Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute-Coast Centre for Geographical Medicine and Research, University of Oxford, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Kenya Medical Research Institute-Coast Centre for Geographical Medicine and Research, University of Oxford, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- South African Medical Research Institute Developmental Pathways For Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; South African Medical Research Institute Developmental Pathways For Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice, World Bank Group, Washington, DC, USA
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, Thailand
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Medical Research Council and Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; African Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health Interventions Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya; Center for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Peterson AK, Eckel SP, Habre R, Yang T, Faham D, Amin M, Grubbs BH, Farzan SF, Kannan K, Robinson M, Lerner D, Al-Marayati LA, Walker DK, Grant EG, Breton CV, Bastain TM. Detected prenatal perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure is associated with decreased fetal head biometric parameters in participants experiencing higher perceived stress during pregnancy in the MADRES cohort. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANCES 2022; 9:100286. [PMID: 36507367 PMCID: PMC9731234 DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous synthetic chemicals with long half-lives and are known to cross the placenta during pregnancy. We examined the influence of maternal PFAS levels on in utero fetal growth trajectories and assessed whether maternal stress modified these associations. METHODS Blood serum concentrations of five PFAS (PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFDA) were measured in 335 prenatal specimens (mean gestational age (GA): 21±9 weeks) in the MADRES cohort. Fetal growth outcomes (head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), biparietal diameter (BPD), femur length (FL), and estimated fetal weight (EFW)) were abstracted from ultrasound medical records and measured at the 3rd trimester study visit (N = 833 scans, GA range 10-42 weeks, mean 2.4 scans/participant). Adjusted linear mixed models with a GA quadratic growth curve were used for each PFAS exposure and growth outcome. PFOS and PFHxS were modeled continuously (100% sample detection), while PFOA, PFNA, and PFDA were modeled categorically (57-70% sample detection). Scores on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) measured in pregnancy were dichotomized at the median (<13 vs. ≥ 13) in stratified models. RESULTS Participants were on average 29±6 years old and predominately Hispanic (76%). Median serum concentrations of PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA and PFDA were 1.34, 1.10, 0.07, 0.12, and 0.04 ng/mL, respectively. Participants with detected PFOA concentrations had fetuses with -2.5 mm (95% CI -4.2, -0.8) smaller HC and-0.7 mm (95% CI -1.3, -0.2) smaller BPD on average for a fixed GA than those without detected PFOA concentrations. In models stratified by PSS level, the effects of PFOA on fetal growth parameters were stronger and only significant in participants with higher stress levels (HC: β= -3.5, 95% CI -5.8, -1.4; BPD: β = -0.8, 95% CI -1.6, -1.1). CONCLUSIONS Prenatal PFOA exposure adversely impacted fetal head biometric parameters in participants experiencing higher stress during pregnancy.
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- Alicia K. Peterson
- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2020 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 145 East 32 Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 145 East 32 Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Eisner Health, 1530 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2020 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Ave # 2315, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Ave # 2315, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 North Soto Street Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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Chen Y, Cai C, Tan J, Lei X, Chen Q, Zhang J, Zhang Y. High-risk Growth Trajectory Related to Childhood Overweight/Obesity and Its Predictive Model at Birth. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:e4015-e4026. [PMID: 35862057 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Childhood obesity increases the risk of chronic disease in adulthood. OBJECTIVE To construct an early predictive model for a growth trajectory that is highly related to childhood overweight/obesity. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTINGS Shanghai Birth Cohort (SBC) and US Collaborative Perinatal Project (CPP). PARTICIPANTS A total of 848 mother-child pairs in the SBC (2013-2016) and 22 691 pairs in the CPP (1959-1965) with 2- and 7-year follow-up, respectively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES A high-risk postnatal growth trajectory intimately associated with childhood overweight/obesity and its predictive model. RESULTS We demonstrated that the shifts of postnatal body mass index (BMI) percentile had been completed around 1 year of age and identified a high-risk growth trajectory that was closely related to overweight/obesity [odds ratio 6.5 (95% CI 5.9, 7.2)] at 7 years old. Children with this trajectory presented with a consistent BMI around the 85th percentile after the age of 1 year. It could be recognized early after birth using a predictive model with 4 metabolites (tyrosine, glycine, octenoylcarnitine, and stearoylcarnitine), combined with sex, birth weight, and maternal prepregnancy BMI. The model had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.869 (95% CI 0.779, 0.932), a sensitivity of 83.3% (95% CI 51.6%, 97.9%), and a specificity of 81.1% (95% CI 70.3%, 89.3%) in the validation data set. CONCLUSION Children with postnatal high-risk growth trajectories were significantly associated with subsequent overweight/obesity at 7 years old. Metabolite profiles at birth combined with clinical measures were able to predict at-risk children before overweight/obesity occurrence.
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- Yan Chen
- Department of Neonatology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Prenatal exposure to trans fatty acids and head growth in fetal life and childhood: triangulating confounder-adjustment and instrumental variable approaches. Eur J Epidemiol 2022; 37:1171-1180. [DOI: 10.1007/s10654-022-00910-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AbstractDietary trans fatty acids (TFAs) are primarily industrially produced and remain abundant in processed food, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Although TFAs are a cause of adverse cardiometabolic outcomes, little is known about exposure to TFAs in relation to brain development. We aimed to investigate the effect of maternal TFA concentration during pregnancy on offspring head growth in utero and during childhood. In a prospective population-based study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with 6900 mother–child dyads, maternal plasma TFA concentration was assessed using gas chromatography in mid-gestation. Offspring head circumference (HC) was measured in the second and third trimesters using ultrasonography; childhood brain morphology was assessed using magnetic resonance imaging at age 10 years. We performed regression analyses adjusting for sociodemographic and lifestyle confounders and instrumental variable (IV) analyses. Our IV analysis leveraged a national policy change that led to a substantial reduction in TFA and occurred mid-recruitment. After adjusting for covariates, maternal TFA concentration during pregnancy was inversely related to fetal HC in the third trimester (mean difference per 1% wt:wt increase: − 0.33, 95% CI − 0.51, − 0.15, cm) and to fetal HC growth from the second to the third trimester (− 0.04, 95% CI − 0.06, − 0.02, cm/week). Consistent findings were obtained with IV analyses, strengthening a causal interpretation. Association between prenatal TFA exposure and HC in the second trimester or global brain volume at age 10 years was inconclusive. Our findings are of important public health relevance as TFA levels in food remain high in many countries.
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Dyer KIC, Sanfilippo PG, Yazar S, Craig JE, Hewitt AW, Newnham JP, Mackey DA, Lee SSY. The Relationship Between Fetal Growth and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in a Cohort of Young Adults. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2022; 11:8. [PMID: 35819290 PMCID: PMC9287618 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.11.7.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Purpose To explore relationships between patterns of fetal anthropometric growth, as reflective of fetal wellbeing, and global retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measured in young adulthood. Methods Participants (n = 481) from within a Western Australian pregnancy cohort study underwent five serial ultrasound scans during gestation, with fetal biometry measured at each scan. Optic disc parameters were measured via spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging at a 20-year follow-up eye examination. Generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate differences in global RNFL thickness between groups of participants who had undergone similar growth trajectories based on fetal head circumference (FHC), abdominal circumference (FAC), femur length (FFL), and estimated fetal weight (EFW). Results Participants with consistently large FHCs throughout gestation had significantly thicker global RNFLs than those with any other pattern of FHC growth (P = 0.023), even after adjustment for potential confounders (P = 0.037). Based on model fit statistics, FHC growth trajectory was a better predictor of global RNFL thickness than birth weight or head circumference at birth. RNFL thickness did not vary significantly between groups of participants with different growth trajectories based on FAC, FFL, or EFW. Conclusions FHC growth is associated with RNFL thickness in young adulthood and, moreover, is a better predictor than either birth weight or head circumference at birth. Translational Relevance This research demonstrates an association between intrauterine growth and long-term optic nerve health, providing a basis for further exploring the extent of the influence of fetal wellbeing on clinical conditions linked to RNFL thinning.
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- Kathleen I C Dyer
- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (incorporating the Lions Eye Institute), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (incorporating the Lions Eye Institute), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.,Single Cell and Computational Genomics Laboratory, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Eye and Vision, Flinders Health and Medical Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (incorporating the Lions Eye Institute), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.,Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Medicine, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (incorporating the Lions Eye Institute), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.,Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Medicine, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (incorporating the Lions Eye Institute), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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Buck CO, Montgomery AM. Long-Term Impact of Early Nutritional Management. Clin Perinatol 2022; 49:461-474. [PMID: 35659097 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Catherine O Buck
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208064, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208064, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/amontgom09
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Pan C, Yu J, Yao Q, Lin N, Lu Z, Zhang Y, Zhao S, Wang Z, Lei X, Tian Y, Gao Y. Prenatal neonicotinoid insecticides Exposure, oxidative Stress, and birth outcomes. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 163:107180. [PMID: 35303529 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of studies have reported neonicotinoid insecticides (NEOs), the emerging alternatives to conventional insecticides, may increase oxidative stress and cause adverse health effects, but limited is known about the prenatal NEOs exposures and their impact on birth outcomes. OBJECTIVES We investigated the levels of prenatal exposure to NEOs/metabolites, to assess their associations with birth outcomes, and investigate whether these associations could be mediated by oxidative stress using 8-OHdG as the biomarker. METHODS We studied 296 mother-infant pairs recruited from Laizhou Wan Birth Cohort in 2010 - 2013. Two NEOs (IMI and ACE), three metabolites (6-CN, ND-ACE, and 2CTCA), and 8-OHdG were measured in maternal urine collected before delivery. Birth outcomes including birth weight, birth length, ponderal index (PI), head circumference, and gestational age, were acquired. We examined the associations between NEOs/metabolites and birth outcomes using multivariable linear regression. Mediation analysis was conducted to clarify the role of 8-OHdG on the association of NEOs/metabolites exposure and birth outcomes. RESULTS Highest detection rate was observed for ACE (100.0%), followed by IMI (98.3%) and 6-CN (98.0%), suggesting the common exposure of pregnant women. The highest median concentration was observed for 6-CN with creatinine-adjusted median levels of 9.58 μg/g creatinine. A decrease in newborns' head circumference was observed with a 10-fold increase in IMI (β = -1.83; 95% CI = -3.04, -0.62) and ACE (β = -2.27; 95% CI = -3.56, -0.98). An increase in newborns' PI was observed with a 10-fold increase in IMI (β = 0.40; 95% CI = 0.03, 0.75). Maternal 8-OHdG demonstrated 38.5-65.5% mediating effects in the negative association of IMI, ACE, 2-CTCA with head circumference. These associations might differ between boys and girls. CONCLUSIONS Pregnant women were widely exposed to NEOs/metabolites in China. Results suggested the potential impacts of prenatal exposure to certain neonicotinoid insecticides on head circumference. Urinary 8-OHdG may partly mediate these associations.
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- Chengyu Pan
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Anhui, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Frenquelli R, Ratcliff M, Villar de Onis J, Fernandes M, Barros FC, Hirst JE, Papageorghiou AT, Kennedy SH, Villar J. Complex Perinatal Syndromes Affecting Early Human Growth and Development: Issues to Consider to Understand Their Aetiology and Postnatal Effects. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:856886. [PMID: 35509448 PMCID: PMC9058100 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.856886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Complex perinatal syndromes (CPS) affecting pregnancy and childhood, such as preterm birth, and intra- and extra-uterine growth restriction, have multiple, diverse contexts of complexity and interaction that determine the short- and long-term growth, health and development of all human beings. Early in life, genetically-guided somatic and cerebral development occurs alongside a psychism "in statu nascendi," with the neural structures subjected to the effects of the intra- and extra-uterine environments in preparation for optimal postnatal functioning. Different trajectories of fetal cranial and abdominal growth have been identified before 25 weeks' gestation, tracking differential growth and neurodevelopment at 2 years of age. Similarly, critical time-windows exist in the first 5-8 months of postnatal life because of interactions between the newborn and their environment, mother/care-givers and feeding practices. Understanding these complex relational processes requires abandoning classical, linear and mechanistic interpretations that are placed in rigid, artificial biological silos. Instead, we need to conduct longitudinal, interdisciplinary research and integrate the resulting new knowledge into clinical practice. An ecological-systemic approach is required to understand early human growth and development, based on a dynamic multidimensional process from the molecular or genomic level to the socio-economic-environmental context. For this, we need theoretical and methodological tools that permit a global understanding of CPS, delineating temporal trajectories and their conditioning factors, updated by the incorporation of new scientific discoveries. The potential to optimize human growth and development across chronological age and geographical locations - by implementing interventions or "treatments" during periods of greatest instability or vulnerability - should be recognized. Hence, it is imperative to take a holistic view of reproductive and perinatal issues, acknowledging at all levels the complexity and interactions of CPS and their sensitive periods, laying the foundations for further improvements in growth and development of populations, to maximize global human potential. We discuss here conceptual issues that should be considered for the development and implementation of such a strategy aimed at addressing the perinatal health problems of the new millenium.
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- Roberto Frenquelli
- Master Program in Child Psychoanalysis and Neuropsychological, Developmental Psychology Unit, Faculty of Psychology, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, Centre Jean Piaget, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, Human Development and Health Academic Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Post Graduate Course on Health in the Vital Cycle, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Gao Y, Luo J, Zhang Y, Pan C, Ren Y, Zhang J, Tian Y. Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Child Growth Trajectories in the First Two Years. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2022; 130:37006. [PMID: 35285689 PMCID: PMC8919954 DOI: 10.1289/ehp9875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pregnant women are ubiquitously exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Prenatal exposure to PFAS has been associated with lower birth weight but also with excess adiposity and higher weight in childhood. These mixed findings warrant investigation of the relationship between PFAS and dynamic offspring growth. OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between prenatal PFAS exposure and early-life growth trajectories during the first 2 y. METHODS Pregnant women (n=3,426) were recruited from 2013 to 2016 from the Shanghai Birth Cohort (SBC) Study, and their children were followed up from birth to 2 y of age. Seven PFAS congeners were quantified in pregnant women's serum during the first trimester. Our study population was restricted to 1,350 children who had five repeated measurements for at least one anthropometric measure. Four anthropometric measures, including weight, length/height, weight-for-length, and head circumference, were evaluated at birth, 42 d, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months, and standardized into z-scores using the World Health Organization reference. Trajectories of each measure were classified into five groups using group-based trajectory modeling. Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for trajectory groups according to log2-transformed PFAS concentrations, and the moderate-stable group was selected as the reference group for all measures. RESULTS Higher prenatal exposure to PFAS was associated with elevated odds for the low-rising weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) trajectory, and the high-rising length-for-age z-score (LAZ) trajectory. Meanwhile, PFAS levels were associated with decreased odds for the low-rising and high-rising weight-for-length z-score (WLZ) trajectories. In addition, the associations of PFAS with growth trajectory groups differed by sex, where males had greater odds for the low-rising and low-stable WAZ trajectories and for the high-stable and low-rising WLZ trajectories. In contrast, inverse associations were consistently observed with trajectories of the high-stable, low-stable, and low-rising head-circumference-for-age z-score (HCZ) in relation to most individual PFAS congeners. PFAS mixtures analysis further confirmed the above findings. DISCUSSION Trajectory analysis approach provided insight into the complex associations between PFAS exposure and offspring growth. Future studies are warranted to confirm the present findings with trajectory modeling strategies and understand the clinical significance of these trajectory groups. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9875.
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- Yu Gao
- Ministry of Education – Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Population and Precision Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education – Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education – Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Leung M, Weisskopf MG, Laden F, Coull BA, Modest AM, Hacker MR, Wylie BJ, Wei Y, Schwartz J, Papatheodorou S. Exposure to PM2.5 during Pregnancy and Fetal Growth in Eastern Massachusetts, USA. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2022; 130:17004. [PMID: 34989624 PMCID: PMC8734565 DOI: 10.1289/ehp9824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior studies have examined the association between fine particulate matter [PM ≤2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5)] and fetal growth with either limited spatial or temporal resolution. OBJECTIVES In this study, we examined the association between PM2.5 exposure during pregnancy and fetal growth measures (ultrasound parameters and birth weight) in a pregnancy cohort using spatiotemporally resolved PM2.5 in Eastern Massachusetts, USA. METHODS We used ultrasound measures of biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference, femur length, and abdominal circumference (AC), in addition to birth weight, from 9,446 pregnancies that were delivered at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2011-2016. We used linear mixed-effects models to examine the associations of PM2.5 in two exposure windows (the first 16 wk of pregnancy and the cumulative exposure up until the assessment of fetal growth) with anatomic scans (ultrasound measures at<24 wk), growth scans (ultrasound measures at≥24wk), and birth weight. All models were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, long-term trends, and temperature. RESULTS Higher PM2.5 exposure in the first 16 wk was associated with smaller fetal growth measures, where associations were particularly strong for BPD, AC, and birth weight. For example, a 5-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with a lower mean BPD z-score of -0.19 (95% CI: -0.31, -0.06) before 24 wk, a lower mean AC z-score of -0.15 (95% CI: -0.28, -0.01) after 24 wk, and a lower mean birth weight z-score of -0.11 (95% CI: -0.20, -0.01). Analyses examining the associations with cumulative PM2.5 exposure up until the assessment of fetal growth produced attenuated associations. CONCLUSIONS Higher gestational exposure to PM2.5 was associated with smaller fetal growth measures at levels below the current national standards. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9824.
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- Michael Leung
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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