FIGO committee opinion: Environmental drivers of obstetric health and early childhood development.

ABSTRACT: Environmental exposures are increasingly recognized as critical, yet underappreciated, determinants of reproductive, perinatal, and early childhood health. Developed through a structured consensus process and grounded in systematic evidence review, this FIGO committee opinion provides a comprehensive synthesis of the current evidence linking environmental toxicants-including air pollution, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, heavy metals, and climate-related stressors-to common obstetric outcomes such as preterm birth, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and impaired fetal growth, as well as to early childhood outcomes including neurodevelopmental delay, metabolic disease, and atopic conditions. This article also outlines common biological mechanisms, such as endocrine d

SUBMITTER: DeNicola N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640175 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature