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2024
Impact de l’exposition professionnelle aux solvants pendant la grossesse sur la croissance fœtale

Dans les pays développés, environ 15 % des femmes sont exposées professionnellement à des solvants, des substances chimiques présentes dans divers produits tels que les adhésifs, les peintures, les teintures et les produits de nettoyage. L’objectif principal de cette recherche a été d’évaluer l’association entre l’exposition professionnelle de la mère aux solvants et divers indicateurs de la croissance fœtale
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2018
Levels of pyrethroid pesticides in pregnant women

The aim of the present study was to measure levels of pyrethroid metabolites in the urine of pregnant women and attempt to identify their associated determinants. Urine samples were collected from 1077 future mothers on admission to a maternity unit and screened for five pyrethroid metabolites [...]
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2018
Analysis of pesticides in hair samples from pregnant women

The aim of this study was to measure the concentration of a hundred or so different pesticide molecules in strands of hair collected from mothers enrolled in the Elfe birth cohort (N = 311) who had just given birth in northeastern or southwestern France. Analysis revealed a median of 43 chemicals per woman [...]
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2016
Absorption of environmental pollutants during pregnancy

The national biomonitoring programme set up by Public Health France has a perinatal component, the aim being to estimate pregnant women’s exposure to certain pollutants that are present in the environment (bisphenol A, phtalates, pesticides, etc.).
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2016
Dietary exposure to pesticide residues

The dietary data used in this study came from a self-report questionnaire that Elfe mothers filled in at the maternity unit. This concerned their consumption of food and drink during the third trimester. These data for pregnant women were linked to data on pesticide levels for each foodstuff, taken from the second Total Diet Study (EAT2) [...]
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2016
L'exposition des mères pendant la grossesse à la pollution aérienne

Exposure of mothers during pregnancy to air pollution
By Johanna Lepeule, researcher at Inserm
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2015
Exposure to microorganisms in the home

We analysed the microorganisms (bacteria, house dust mites, moulds) found in the 3,000 dust traps that were placed in infants’ bedrooms during their first 2 months of life, with a view to assessing their impact on the children’s subsequent health, especially their respiratory health. We established six profiles of exposure to microorganisms in the home.
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