ArticleToxics2024
Microplastic Particles Detected in Fetal Cord Blood, Placenta, and Meconium: A Pilot Study of Nine Mother-Infant Pairs in South China.
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- The impact of microplastics on the human reproductive system: a narrative review.International journal of impotence research · 2026Review
- Microplastic Identification Methods for Microfluidic Applications: Towards Rapid Detection in Aquatic Environments.Polymers · 2026Review
- Microplastics in Female Reproductive and Pregnancy Organs: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Bioplastics Toxicity upon Ingestion: A Critical Review of Biotransformation and Gastrointestinal Effects.Polymers · 2026Review
- Microplastics exposure during perinatal period: Impacts on neonatal immune and metabolic programming - a scoping review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Microplastics in neonates: an overlooked cost of parenteral nutrition.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Microplastics and child health: A scoping review of prenatal and early-life exposure routes and potential health risks.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Plastic Pollution and Child Health: A Narrative Review of Micro- and Nanoplastics, Additives, and Developmental Risks.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Risk Assessment of Microplastics in Humans: Distribution, Exposure, and Toxicological Effects.Polymers · 2025Review
- Micro- and Nanoplastics and Fetal Health: Challenges in Assessment and Evidence from Epidemiological Studies.Toxics · 2025Review
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging environmental pollutants. Pregnancy and infancy are sensitive windows for environmental exposure. However, few studies have investigated the presence of MPs in mother-infant pairs, or the exposure source. In this study, nine mother-infant pairs were recruited, and samples of placenta, cord blood, and meconium were collected. Information about the living environment and dietary habits were collected to determine the source of exposure during pregnancy. Micro-Raman spectroscopy was applied to identify MPs. In total, 9, 4, and 14 types of MPs were identified in the placenta, cord blood, and meconium samples, with particle counts of 34, 14, and 80, respectively. More than 80.47% of MPs detected in samples had a size of 100-400 μm. The abundance of MPs exhibited the order of meconium > placenta > cord blood (Hc = 14.959,
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