Environmental Chemicals and Maternal Depression During and After Pregnancy: a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

There is increasing evidence that several environmental exposures may pose a risk for depression, including maternal depression. We conducted a scoping review of epidemiological evidence regarding maternal exposure to environmental chemicals and perinatal depression.

Recent findings

We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Dimensions, and Scopus, and summarized the findings from 27 articles that examined environmental chemical exposures and maternal depression. Studies of ambient air pollutants (N = 11) showed exposure to NO₂ and PM₁₀ to be most consistently associated with antenatal or postnatal depression. Studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including phthalates (n = 6), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, n = 6), po

SUBMITTER: Guo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920714 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature