Adverse maternal and infant health effects caused by thallium exposure during pregnancy

VernacularTitle:孕期铊暴露的不良母婴健康效应
Author: Chunmei LIANG ¹ ; Liya MA ; Fen DENG ; Fangbiao TAO
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1. 安徽医科大学公共卫生学院儿少卫生与妇幼保健学系　出生人口健康教育部重点实验室　国家卫生健康委配子及生殖道异常研究重点实验室　人口健康与优生安徽省重点实验室，合肥　230032
Keywords: Thallium; Environmental exposure; Peripartum period; Maternal and infant health
From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(3):332-336
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Thallium is a highly toxic heavy metal. The adverse maternal and infant health effects caused by thallium exposure during pregnancy have also attracted more and more scholars′ attention. This study focused on the sources of thallium exposure and its influencing factors, the association between thallium exposure during pregnancy and pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes in newborns, the effects of thallium exposure during pregnancy on children′s growth and development after birth. In terms of potential mechanisms, the related research progress was reviewed in this study, which could provide a new basis for further research on the harm, prevention and control of thallium exposure during pregnancy.