scholarly journals Methylmercury Exposure in Women of Childbearing Age and Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 550-555
Author(s):  
N. Elizabeth Colvin ◽  
Pamela Lynn Mahan ◽  
Jeffrey Harris
Keyword(s):  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Methylmercury Exposure

scholarly journals An Assessment of Health Outcomes and Methylmercury Exposure in Munduruku Indigenous Women of Childbearing Age and Their Children under 2 Years Old

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10091
Author(s):  
Joeseph William Kempton ◽  
André Reynaldo Santos Périssé ◽  
Cristina Barroso Hofer ◽  
Ana Claudia Santiago de Vasconcellos ◽  
Paulo Victor de Sousa Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Infant Nutrition ◽  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Methylmercury Exposure

In line with the 1000-day initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 and 3, we present a cross-sectional analysis of maternal health, infant nutrition, and methylmercury exposure within hard-to-reach indigenous communities in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon. We collected data from all women of childbearing age (i.e., 12–49) and their infants under two years old in three Munduruku communities (Sawré Muybu, Sawré Aboy, and Poxo Muybu) along the Tapajos River. We explored health outcomes through interviews, vaccine coverage and clinical assessment, and determined baseline hair methylmercury (H-Hg) levels. Hemoglobin, infant growth (Anthropometric Z scores) and neurodevelopment tests results were collected. We found that 62% of women of childbearing age exceeded the reference limit of 6.0 μg/g H-Hg (median = 7.115, IQR = 4.678), with the worst affected community (Sawré Aboy) registering an average H-Hg concentration of 12.67 μg/g. Half of infants aged under 24 months presented with anemia. Three of 16 (18.8%) infants presented H-Hg levels above 6.0 µg/g (median: 3.88; IQR = 3.05). Four of the 16 infants were found to be stunted and 38% of women overweight, evidencing possible nutritional transition. No infant presented with appropriate vaccination coverage for their age. These communities presented with an estimated Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of 86.7/1000 live births. The highest H-Hg level (19.6 µg/g) was recorded in an 11-month-old girl who was found to have gross motor delay and anemia. This already vulnerable indigenous Munduruku community presents with undernutrition and a high prevalence of chronic methylmercury exposure in women of childbearing age. This dual public health crisis in the context of wider health inequalities has the potential to compromise the development, health and survival of the developing fetus and infant in the first two critical years of life. We encourage culturally sensitive intervention and further research to focus efforts.

Association between genetic variations in GSH-related and MT genes and low-dose methylmercury exposure in children and women of childbearing age: a pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 109703
Author(s):  
Peggy Hiu Ying Chan ◽  
Kathy Yuen Yee Chan ◽  
Catherine Mary Schooling ◽  
Lai Ling Hui ◽  
Michael Ho Ming Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Genetic Variations ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Methylmercury Exposure

scholarly journals Methylmercury Exposure in Women of Childbearing Age and Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
SMJ Mortazavi ◽  
Ghazal Mortazavi ◽  
Maryam Paknahad
Keyword(s):  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Methylmercury Exposure

Methylmercury levels in commonly consumed fish and methylmercury exposure of children and women of childbearing age in Hong Kong, a high fish consumption community

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 418-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy Hiu Ying Chan ◽  
Michael Ho Ming Chan ◽  
Albert Martin Li ◽  
Robert Chi Keung Cheung ◽  
Xin Ting Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Methylmercury Exposure ◽  
Consumption Community ◽  
High Fish

Appreciation of the importance of pregravid preparation and reproductive attitudes of women of childbearing age in the city of Omsk

GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
E N Kravchenko ◽  
R A Morgunov
Keyword(s):  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Perinatal Center ◽  
History Of ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Complicated Pregnancy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The aim of the study. Assess the importance of pregravid preparation and outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth, depending on the reproductive attitudes of women in the city of Omsk. Materials and methods. The study included 92 women who were divided into groups: group A (n=43) - women whose pregnancy was planned; group B (n=49) - women whose pregnancy occurred accidentally. Each group was divided into subgroups depending on age: from 18 to 30 and from 31 to 49 years. For each patient included in the study, a specially designed map was filled out. These patients were interviewed at the City Clinical Perinatal Center. Results. Comparative analysis revealed the relationship between the reproductive settings of women of childbearing age and the peculiarity of the course of pregnancy and childbirth in these patients. Summary. The majority of women of fertile age are married: in subgroup AA - 25 (96.2%), AB - 13 (76.5%), BA - 25 (92.6%), BB - 20 (91.0%). The predominant number of women of fertile age have one or more abortions: in subgroup AA - 12 (46.2%), AB - 6 (35.3%), in subgroups of comparison BA - 8 (29.6%), BB - 6 (27.3%). More than half of the women of fertile age surveyed have a history of untreated cervical pathology (from 40.8% to 64.7%). The course of pregnancy in women planning pregnancy in most cases proceeded without complications: in subgroup AA - 13 (50.0%), AB - 11 (64.7%). The most common cause of complicated pregnancy in women whose pregnancy occurred accidentally is the threat of spontaneous miscarriage: in subgroup BA - 15 (55.6%), BB - 16 (72.7%). The uncomplicated course of labor more often [subgroup AA - 19 (73.0%), AB - 12 (70.6%)] was observed in women whose pregnancy was planned and they were motivated to give birth to a healthy child.

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