"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Exposure" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal factors associated with plasma concentrations of endocrine-disrupting persistent organic pollutants including PFAS among Hispanic women from pregnancy to the post-delivery period. Environ Int. 2025 Sep; 203:109723.
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Prenatal exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and behavioral outcomes in early childhood in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) cohort. Environ Int. 2025 Aug; 202:109649.
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Maternal Prenatal Cannabis Use and Major Structural Birth Defects. Birth Defects Res. 2025 Jun; 117(6):e2492.
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Urinary concentrations of early and mid-pregnancy parabens and gestational diabetes: A nested case-control study within the PETALS cohort. Sci Total Environ. 2025 Apr 25; 974:179253.
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Prenatal exposure to environmental bisphenols over time and their association with childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in the ECHO consortium. Environ Pollut. 2025 Feb 01; 366:125415.
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Gestational exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and risk of childhood obesity in the environmental influences on child health outcomes consortium. Environ Int. 2024 Nov; 193:109071.
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Prenatal Exposure to Source-Specific Fine Particulate Matter and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Oct 22; 58(42):18566-18577.
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Decomposing the variance: The unique and shared associations of fine and ultrafine particulate matter exposed during pregnancy with child autism spectrum disorder. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Dec 01; 954:176609.
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Exposure to heavy metals in utero and autism spectrum disorder at age 3: a meta-analysis of two longitudinal cohorts of siblings of children with autism. Environ Health. 2024 Jul 05; 23(1):62.
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Maternal exposure to aircraft emitted ultrafine particles during pregnancy and likelihood of ASD in children. Environ Int. 2023 08; 178:108061.