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Pregnancy Loss and Maternal Methemoglobin Levels: An Indirect Explanation of the Association of Environmental Toxics and Their Adverse Effects on the Mother and the Fetus

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  • Lucijan Mohorovic

    (Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Creska 2, 52221 Rabac, Croatia)

  • Oleg Petrovic

    (Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia)

  • Herman Haller

    (Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia)

  • Vladimir Micovic

    (Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Creska 2, 52221 Rabac, Croatia)

Abstract

The aim of this epidemiologic study was to point out a relationship between the exposure to products of coal combustion, and complications in pregnancy where one third of causes of stillbirth are still unknown. In the town of Labin (Croatia) a coal-powered thermoelectric power plant is the single major air polluter. We compared the records of miscarriages, premature births and stillbirths in two periods: the control and the exposure period. Data on reproductive loss was based on the records of pregnant women visiting for regular monthly pregnancy checkups. At the time of the epidemiological prospective study, 260 women (n = 138 in the clean period and n = 122 in the dirty period) were considered representative. The data were processed using Chi square and correlation tests. The frequencies of miscarriages and stillbirths were significantly lower in the control than in the exposure period (p

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  • Lucijan Mohorovic & Oleg Petrovic & Herman Haller & Vladimir Micovic, 2010. "Pregnancy Loss and Maternal Methemoglobin Levels: An Indirect Explanation of the Association of Environmental Toxics and Their Adverse Effects on the Mother and the Fetus," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:12:p:4203-4212:d:10550
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    1. Tadao Ooka & Sayaka Horiuchi & Ryoji Shinohara & Reiji Kojima & Yuka Akiyama & Kunio Miyake & Sanae Otawa & Hiroshi Yokomichi & Zentaro Yamagata & on behalf of the Japan Environment and Children’s Stu, 2021. "Association between Maternal Exposure to Chemicals during Pregnancy and the Risk of Foetal Death: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Eric Amster & Clara Lew Levy, 2019. "Impact of Coal-fired Power Plant Emissions on Children’s Health: A Systematic Review of the Epidemiological Literature," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-11, June.
    3. Árpád Stump & Bálint Herczeg & Ágnes Szabó-Morvai, 2023. "The Effect of Air Pollution on Fertility Outcomes in Europe," CERS-IE WORKING PAPERS 2310, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies.

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