The unintended consequences of modernity: Pollution and its effect on reproductive, maternal and fetal health

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Pregnancy Hypertension-An International Journal of Womens Cardiovascular Health Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI:10.1016/j.preghy.2025.101204

Gregory Ward , Maria Pinto Correia Watts , Stefan R. Hansson

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Abstract

Over the past 50 years there has been an unprecedented increase in pollution globally.

Population growth and higher standards of living have resulted in increases in global consumption facilitated by industrialisation and globalisation of goods and services thus resulting in the release of environmental pollutants on a mass scale.

This article analyses the effects and consequences of pollution on important aspects of reproductive health including fertility, pregnancy and infant health. It is a narrative review based on a search of PubMed using the terms ‘pollution and fertility,’ ‘pollution and pregnancy,’ ‘pollution and infant health,’ and ‘history of pollution.’ Additional references were identified through articles provided by the authors of related studies. Studies were included based on their relevance to the topic and were prioritized for their methodological rigour and recency. While no formal quality assessment tools were employed, the potential limitations of individual studies are discussed where applicable.

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Pregnancy Hypertension-An International Journal of Womens Cardiovascular Health OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGYPERIPHERAL VASCULAR-PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

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期刊介绍： Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women''s Cardiovascular Health aims to stimulate research in the field of hypertension in pregnancy, disseminate the useful results of such research, and advance education in the field. We publish articles pertaining to human and animal blood pressure during gestation, hypertension during gestation including physiology of circulatory control, pathophysiology, methodology, therapy or any other material relevant to the relationship between elevated blood pressure and pregnancy. The subtitle reflects the wider aspects of studying hypertension in pregnancy thus we also publish articles on in utero programming, nutrition, long term effects of hypertension in pregnancy on cardiovascular health and other research that helps our understanding of the etiology or consequences of hypertension in pregnancy. Case reports are not published unless of exceptional/outstanding importance to the field.