Seafood Toxicant Exposure During Pregnancy, Lactation, and Childhood and Child Outcomes: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Determining dietary recommendations for seafood consumed during pregnancy, lactation, and childhood requires consideration of the known nutritional benefits and potential harm due to toxicant exposure as they relate to child outcomes. This study aimed to describe the scope of the evidence associated with seafood-related toxicant exposure and child outcomes and to identify toxicant-outcome pairs that may have sufficient evidence to conduct a systematic review. We included studies examining seafood toxicant exposure during pregnancy, lactation, and childhood, and child outcomes. In total, 81 studies were included: 69 studies on exposure during pregnancy and lactation and 14 on exposure during childhood. The number of studies varied by toxicant and exposure population (maternal; child): mercu

SUBMITTER: Trivedi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784783 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature