 Maternal Exposure
"Maternal Exposure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.
| Descriptor ID |
D018811
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.350.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Exposure- Maternal Exposure
- Exposure, Maternal
- Exposures, Maternal
- Maternal Exposures
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Maternal Exposure" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Maternal Exposure" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Exposure" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Sims CR, Sehgal N, Turner D, Havens LA, Morris AJ, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Everson TM, Andres A. Individual and mixtures of PFAS during pregnancy are associated with maternal cardiometabolic outcomes during pregnancy. Environ Health. 2025 Apr 30; 24(1):26.
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Perez C, Sehgal N, Eick SM, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-specific effects of in utero exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on placental development. Environ Res. 2025 Apr 01; 270:120868.
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Puvvula J, Song LC, Zalewska KJ, Alexander A, Manz KE, Braun JM, Pennell KD, DeFranco EA, Ho SM, Leung YK, Huang S, Vuong AM, Kim SS, Percy Z, Bhashyam P, Lee R, Jones DP, Tran V, Kim DV, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Chen A. Global metabolomic alterations associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals among pregnant individuals and newborns. Metabolomics. 2025 Jan 25; 21(1):20.
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Everson TM, Sehgal N, Campbell K, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Perez C, Shankar K, Eick SM, Pearson KJ, Andres A. Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation. Environ Pollut. 2025 Mar 01; 368:125737.
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Michalski AM, Luben TJ, Zaganjor I, Rhoads A, Romitti PA, Conway KM, Langlois PH, Feldkamp ML, Nembhard WN, Reefhuis J, Yazdy MM, Lin AE, Desrosiers TA, Hoyt AT, Browne ML. Maternal Exposure to Tap Water Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Selected Congenital Heart Defects. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Sep; 116(9):e2391.
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Fisher SC, Howley MM, Tran EL, Ailes EC, Papadopoulos EA, Nembhard WN, Browne ML. Maternal cyclobenzaprine exposure and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (1997-2011) and Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (2014-2018). Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2023 08; 32(8):855-862.
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Ou Y, Papadopoulos EA, Fisher SC, Browne ML, Lin Z, Soim A, Lu Y, Sheridan S, Reefhuis J, Langlois PH, Romitti PA, Bell EM, Feldkamp ML, Malik S, Lin S. Interaction of maternal medication use with ambient heat exposure on congenital heart defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Environ Res. 2022 12; 215(Pt 1):114217.
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Nozadi SS, Li L, Luo L, MacKenzie D, Erdei E, Du R, Roman CW, Hoover J, O'Donald E, Burnette C, Lewis J. Prenatal Metal Exposures and Infants' Developmental Outcomes in a Navajo Population. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 31; 19(1).
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Simmons W, Lin S, Luben TJ, Sheridan SC, Langlois PH, Shaw GM, Reefhuis J, Romitti PA, Feldkamp ML, Nembhard WN, Desrosiers TA, Browne ML, Stingone JA. Modeling complex effects of exposure to particulate matter and extreme heat during pregnancy on congenital heart defects: A U.S. population-based case-control study in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Feb 20; 808:152150.
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Ho SM, Rao R, Ouyang B, Tam NNC, Schoch E, Song D, Ying J, Leung YK, Govindarajah V, Tarapore P. Three-Generation Study of Male Rats Gestationally Exposed to High Butterfat and Bisphenol A: Impaired Spermatogenesis, Penetrance with Reduced Severity. Nutrients. 2021 Oct 17; 13(10).
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Luo R, Zhang H, Mukherjee N, Karmaus W, Patil V, Arshad H, Mzayek F. Association of grandmaternal smoking during pregnancy with DNA methylation of grandchildren: the Isle of Wight study. Epigenomics. 2021 09; 13(18):1473-1483.
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Frye RE, Cakir J, Rose S, Delhey L, Bennuri SC, Tippett M, Melnyk S, James SJ, Palmer RF, Austin C, Curtin P, Arora M. Prenatal air pollution influences neurodevelopment and behavior in autism spectrum disorder by modulating mitochondrial physiology. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 05; 26(5):1561-1577.
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Burris RL, Vick SC, Popovic B, Fraungruber PE, Nagarajan S. Maternal exposure to soy diet reduces atheroma in hyperlipidemic F1 offspring mice by promoting macrophage and T cell anti-inflammatory responses. Atherosclerosis. 2020 11; 313:26-34.
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Sewda A, Agopian AJ, Goldmuntz E, Hakonarson H, Morrow BE, Musfee F, Taylor D, Mitchell LE. Gene-based analyses of the maternal genome implicate maternal effect genes as risk factors for conotruncal heart defects. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0234357.
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Patel J, Nembhard WN, Politis MD, Rocheleau CM, Langlois PH, Shaw GM, Romitti PA, Gilboa SM, Desrosiers TA, Insaf T, Lupo PJ. Maternal occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the risk of isolated congenital heart defects among offspring. Environ Res. 2020 07; 186:109550.
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Alman BL, Stingone JA, Yazdy M, Botto LD, Desrosiers TA, Pruitt S, Herring AH, Langlois PH, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM, Olshan AF, Luben TJ. Associations between PM2.5 and risk of preterm birth among liveborn infants. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 11; 39:46-53.e2.
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Wankhade UD, Zhong Y, Kang P, Alfaro M, Chintapalli SV, Piccolo BD, Mercer KE, Andres A, Thakali KM, Shankar K. Maternal High-Fat Diet Programs Offspring Liver Steatosis in a Sexually Dimorphic Manner in Association with Changes in Gut Microbial Ecology in Mice. Sci Rep. 2018 11 07; 8(1):16502.
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Khare S, Gokulan K, Williams K, Bai S, Gilbert KM, Blossom SJ. Irreversible effects of trichloroethylene on the gut microbial community and gut-associated immune responses in autoimmune-prone mice. J Appl Toxicol. 2019 02; 39(2):209-220.
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Blossom SJ, Fernandes L, Bai S, Khare S, Gokulan K, Yuan Y, Dewall M, Simmen FA, Gilbert KM. Opposing Actions of Developmental Trichloroethylene and High-Fat Diet Coexposure on Markers of Lipogenesis and Inflammation in Autoimmune-Prone Mice. Toxicol Sci. 2018 07 01; 164(1):313-327.
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Kennedy RC, Fling RR, Robeson MS, Saxton AM, Donnell RL, Darcy JL, Bemis DA, Liu J, Zhao L, Chen J. Temporal Development of Gut Microbiota in Triclocarban Exposed Pregnant and Neonatal Rats. Sci Rep. 2016 09 20; 6:33430.
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Li M, Li J, Wei C, Lu Q, Tang X, Erickson SW, MacLeod SL, Hobbs CA. A Three-Way Interaction among Maternal and Fetal Variants Contributing to Congenital Heart Defects. Ann Hum Genet. 2016 Jan; 80(1):20-31.
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