 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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2018 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2019 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Exposure" by people in Profiles.
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Herrera V, Miranda MC, Lozano-Parra A, Niño D, Villar LÁ, Gélvez Ramírez RM, Jaenisch T, Pezzi L, Acevedo C, Niederbacher J. Maternal Zika virus exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes: A longitudinal study of preschool children in the ZIKAlliance Colombian Cohort. PLoS One. 2026; 21(4):e0346805.
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Starling AP, Li X, Ames JL, Barrett ES, Bastain TM, Buss C, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Ferrara A, Hedderson MM, Herbstman J, Kannan K, Karagas M, O'Connor TG, Oh J, Peterson AK, Romano ME, Sathyanarayana S, Schmidt RJ, Simhan HN, Strakovsky RS, Trasande L, Wadhwa PD, Zhao Q, Bennett DH, Buckley JP. Gestational exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and child growth in weight, height, and body mass index at age 2-10 years: the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program. Environ Res. 2026 Jun 01; 298:124229.
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Park S, McArthur K, Barrett E, Cordero JF, Etzel T, Ghassabian A, Kuiper J, Meeker JD, Nozadi SS, Rennie B, Sprowles J, Starling AP, Zimmerman E, McGrath M, Watkins DJ. Prenatal phthalate exposure and neurodevelopmental delay in early childhood (1 to 3 years): An Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) study. Environ Int. 2026 Feb; 208:110100.
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Mandala A, Undi RB, Janssen RC, Sugino KY, Zhao W, Nelson BN, Teague AM, Patil NY, Zemsky Berry K, Varshney R, Bergman BC, Rudolph MC, Joshi AD, Rajala RVS, Jonscher KR, Friedman JE. Reprogramming offspring liver health: maternal indole supplementation as a preventive strategy against MASLD. EBioMedicine. 2026 Jan; 123:106098.
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Nzegwu AW, Dickerson AS, Miller K, Szpiro A, Hipwell AE, Elliot AJ, Padula AM, Dunlop AL, Starling AP, Ferrara A, Breton CV, Loftus CT, McEvoy CT, Dabelea D, Koinis-Mitchell D, Liang D, Oken E, Barrett ES, Volk H, Gern JE, Stanford JB, Herbstman JB, Wu J, Lyall K, Trasande L, Leve LD, Karagas MR, Pini N, Wright RJ, Nguyen RHN, Schantz SL, O'Connor TG, Sathyanarayana S, Karr CJ, Enquobahrie DA. Gestational fine particulate matter exposure and perinatal outcomes in the ECHO cohort: Associations across pregnancy windows. Environ Res. 2026 Mar 01; 292:123587.
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Kaplan JR, Dabelea D, Calafat AM, Adgate JL, Starling AP. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances serum concentrations during pregnancy and gestational weight gain in the Healthy Start Study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2026 Mar; 272:114735.
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Wilburn AN, Korkmaz RÜ, McAlees JW, Hargis JM, Shirdel S, Lingel I, Watanabe-Chailland M, Romick-Rosendale L, Schmudde I, Bridges JP, Chougnet CA, Deshmukh H, Zacharias WJ, Köhl J, Konig P, Laumonnier Y, Rothenberg M, Haslam DB, Lewkowich IP. Maternal antibiotic exposure-mediated alterations in basal, and allergen-induced lung function are associated with altered recruitment of eosinophils to the developing lung. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1715675.
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Cowell W, Hsu HL, Just AC, Kloog I, Coull BA, Wilson A, Hipwell AE, Karagas MR, Gilliland FD, Padula AM, Carroll KN, Kerver JM, Ghassabian A, Camargo CA, Dabelea D, Koinis-Mitchell D, D'Sa V, Abul MH, Braun JM, Croen LA, Hartert T, Shiroshita A, Peacock JL, Neiderhiser JM, Leve LD, Ganiban JM, Litonjua AA, McEvoy CT, Haag MB, Schmidt RJ, Goodrich AJ, Lyall K, Volk HE, O'Connor TG, Rich DQ, Porucznik CA, Wright RJ. Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight in the ECHO Cohort. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2551459.
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Schrott R, Ames JL, Barrett ES, Bennet DH, Croen LA, Geiger SD, Kannan K, Rivera-Nunez Z, Oh J, Peterson AK, Pilsner JR, Schmidt RJ, Starling AP, Zhu Y, Ladd-Acosta C. Prenatal organophosphate ester exposure and epigenetic changes at birth: a characterization of the methylome in the ECHO cohort. Environ Int. 2025 Nov; 205:109908.
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Sherris AR, Dearborn LC, Goin DE, Loftus CT, Szpiro AA, Casey JA, Ilango SD, Angal J, Bennett DH, Buxton MA, Camargo CA, Carroll KN, Childs ML, Cioffi C, Croen LA, Dabelea D, Eick SM, Farzan SF, Ferrara A, Garcia E, Gemmill A, Gilliland F, Habre R, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hipwell AE, Hirtz D, Karagas MR, Koinis-Mitchell D, Kress AM, Leve LD, Liang D, Lyall K, McCormack LA, McEvoy CT, Mirzakhani H, Morello-Frosch R, Niu Z, O'Connor TG, Peterson AK, Schmidt RJ, Karr CJ, Padula AM. Wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and preterm birth: a US ECHO Cohort analysis. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Dec; 9(12):101324.
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