Insights of Perinatal Endocrine Disruptors Exposure Influencing Maternal and Child Health

Dear Colleagues,

The perinatal period represents a window of extreme vulnerability for both mothers and the developing child. During pregnancy, women and the developing fetus are exposed to a wide array of environmental factors with implications for both short- and long-term health of mother and child. The importance of understanding the influence of individual endocrine disruptors, co-exposures, and multipollutant exposures on maternal and child health cannot be overstated. Exposure to environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including bisphenol A, phthalates, organophosphate esters, pesticides, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and many others, can cause complications of pregnancy and adversely affect other aspects of maternal health both during and following pregnancy. Likewise, these exposures in utero influence fetal development, birth outcomes, and many cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, respiratory, and neurological outcomes in childhood.

This Special Issue focuses on our current understanding and identification of gaps in the evidence base with respect to perinatal exposure to environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals and their adverse effects on maternal health, fetal development, birth outcomes, and children’s health.

Dr. Megan Romano
Dr. Caitlin Howe
Guest Editors

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