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  2. Environmental toxicants and fetal development - Wikipedia

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    In one study, BTEX (Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes) exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy has been clearly indicating negative association with biparietal brain diameter between 20 and 32 weeks of pregnancy. Women with high exposure to toluene had three to five times the miscarriage rate of those with low exposure, and women ...

  3. Pollution and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    The health of a mother directly affects the fetus during pregnancy. High levels of pollution where pregnant women reside can have adverse health effects on fetuses. Previous studies have found correlations between exposure to vehicle pollutants and certain diseases such as asthma, lung and heart disease, and cancer among others.

  4. Toxic chemical exposure during pregnancy linked to serious ...

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    Pregnancy and childhood are especially important times to limit exposure to chemicals as the brain and body are in key stages of development. - kjekol/iStockphoto/Getty Images People are exposed ...

  5. Exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ during early pregnancy may be ...

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    Individuals with heightened exposure to “forever chemicals” early in pregnancy could be at greater risk of weight gain and heart disease later in life, a new study has found. Those with higher ...

  6. Motor vehicle pollution and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    High levels of vehicle pollution where pregnant women reside can have adverse health effects on fetuses. In the United States about 10% of the population, 33 million people, live within 900 meters of a high traffic road [ 1 ] High-traffic roads are commonly identified as being host to more than 50,000 vehicles per day, which is a source of ...

  7. Smoking and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco smoking during pregnancy causes many detrimental effects on health and reproduction, in addition to the general health effects of tobacco.A number of studies have shown that tobacco use is a significant factor in miscarriages among pregnant smokers, and that it contributes to a number of other threats to the health of the foetus.

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  9. Epilepsy and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Several studies [2] following children exposed to ASMs during pregnancy found that: Lamotrigine exposure appears to carry a relatively low risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Levetiracetam also carries a low risk, based on more limited data. The data on carbamazepine are mixed but generally suggest a low risk.