ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021
Residential proximity to pesticide applications in Argentine Patagonia: impact on pregnancy and newborn parameters.
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- Pesticide exposure and child growth in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Prenatal Exposure to Organochlorine Compounds and Other Pesticides: A Systematic Review of Neonatal Health Outcomes.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2026Article
- Pesticide Exposures during Pregnancy and Health Outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review of Human Observational Studies.Journal of health & pollution · 2024Review
- Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Article
- The Changing Climate and Pregnancy Health.Current environmental health reports · 2022Review
- Spatial variation and association between maternal chemical fertilizer exposure and preterm birth in a rural area in Northern China.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
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Abstract
Among residents living close to agricultural fields who are potentially exposed to pesticides, pregnant women and their fetuses are of particular concern for their vulnerability to environmental chemicals. In this collaborative multicenter study, we covered a wide distribution of participants in the most important fruit production zone of north Patagonia (Argentina) to investigate whether maternal residential proximity to fruit croplands with intense pesticide applications (rural group -RG-) is associated with pregnancy complications and alterations in their newborn parameters compared to the urban population (urban group -UG-). A total of 776 pregnant women met the inclusion criteria. The percentage of threatened miscarriage was significantly higher in the RG than in the UG. The percentage of miscarriage, threat of premature labor, intrauterine fetal death, preterm premature rupture of membranes, and intrauterine growth retardation were similar in both groups. Newborn anthropometric parameters were corrected by sex and gestational age prior to statistical analysis. Length at birth and head circumference were lower in the RG than in the UG. Birth weight was similar in both groups. The percentage of head circumference less than the 5th percentile and the ponderal index were greater in the RG than in the UG. Our results suggest that proximity to pesticide applications may increase the risk of pregnancy complications and altered newborn parameters.
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