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ArticleBMJ open2019

Three contaminated sites in southern Italy. The Neonatal Environment and Health Outcomes cohort: protocol for a longitudinal birth cohort study.

Silvia Ruggieri, Gaspare Drago, Paolo Colombo, Alessio Alesci, Pasquale Augello, Alessandro Bisbano, Antonino Bucolo, Patrizia Dattoli, Raffaella De Sole, Valentina La Runa and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Environment in Children's Health: A New Challenge for Risk Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  9. An Inventory of European Birth Cohorts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  11. Communication and Community Involvement to Support Risk Governance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Silvia Ruggieri *National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.
Gaspare Drago *National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.
Paolo ColomboNational Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.
Alessio AlesciNational Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.
Pasquale AugelloNational Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.
Alessandro BisbanoP.O. 'San Giovanni di Dio', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Crotone, Crotone, Italy.
Antonino BucoloP.O. 'Umberto I', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Siracusa, Siracusa, Italy.
Patrizia DattoliP.O. 'San Giovanni di Dio', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Crotone, Crotone, Italy.
Raffaella De SoleP.O. 'San Giovanni di Dio', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Crotone, Crotone, Italy.
Valentina La RunaNational Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.
Angela LopezP.O. 'San Giovanni di Dio', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Crotone, Crotone, Italy.
Lucia Lo PrestiP.O. di Lentini, Local Health Authority (ASP) of Siracusa, Lentini (SR), Italy.
Bruno MagliarditiP.O. 'Fogliani', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Messina, Milazzo (ME), Italy.
Francesco ParavatiP.O. 'San Giovanni di Dio', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Crotone, Crotone, Italy.
Giuseppe PirilloP.O. 'San Giovanni di Dio', Local Health Authority (ASP) of Crotone, Crotone, Italy.
Antonino Ziino ColaninoASP Siracusa, Local Health Authority (ASP) of Siracusa, Siracusa, Italy.
Fabio CibellaNational Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1674-2263

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy is one of the determinants of child's future health outcomes. The effect of environmental pollution on pregnant women living in heavily polluted areas is of special interest and, in this context, the Neonatal Environment and Health Outcomes (NEHO) cohort will focus on the investigation of (1) toxicants transferred from the environment to the mother and from the mother to the developing fetus and (2) the influence of toxicants on pregnancy outcomes, fetal development and health status during infancy. Because the human placenta is positioned at the interface between the maternal/external environment and the embryo, it can be considered a highly informative matrix regarding many key pregnancy events that can shape infant's future health. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The NEHO cohort will enrol an estimated total of 800 pregnant women in three selected National Priority Contaminated Sites in southern Italy. Epidemiological data, concerning maternal health status, lifestyle and pregnancy, are obtained through questionnaires provided to the mother starting from the last 2 months of pregnancy. At delivery, maternal blood, umbilical cord blood and placenta tissue are collected to assess contaminant levels and to clarify how toxicants interact with the placental domain. Furthermore, placental transcriptome is studied in order to explore the interferences of toxicants on the role of the placenta in maternal/fetal interplay. Regular follow-up is planned at 6, 12 and 24 months. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by all the Ethics Committees of the three National Priority Contaminated Sites involved: the Ethics Committee of the University Hospitals of Messina (18 September 2017, n. 9/2017); the Ethics Committee 'Catania 2' (11 July 2017, n. 38/2017/CECT2); the Ethics Committee of the Region of Calabria (20 July 2017, n. 173). Findings will be disseminated in the scientific community and on a regional basis for appropriate policy actions.

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Hazardous Waste SitesInfant HealthAdolescentAdultEnvironmental ExposureFemaleFetal BloodFetal DevelopmentHumansInfantInfant, NewbornItalyLongitudinal StudiesPlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Outcomebirth cohort studydevelopmental origins of health and diseasefetal exposurematernal exposurepolluted areas

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PMID31196906
PMCPMC6575711

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