Environmental exposures and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal exposures to environmental hazards during pregnancy are key determinants of birth outcomes that affect health, cognitive and economic status later in life. In Ethiopia, various epidemiological evidences have suggested associations between environmental exposures such as household air pollution, cigarette smoking, and pesticide exposure and pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and birth defects.

Objective

This review aimed at generating summarized evidence on the association between maternal exposure to environmental factors (household air pollution, cigarette smoking, and pesticide) and pregnancy outcomes (birth weight, preterm birth, and birth defects) in Ethiopia.

Method

A systematic literature search was performed using Pu

SUBMITTER: Demelash Enyew H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337917 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature