REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS

虽然怀孕期间的胎儿暴露长期以来一直是一个关注的问题， 畸形学研究和生殖流行病学，了解较少 怀孕前接触有毒物质可能会损害生育能力或 胎儿暴露对随后的婴儿和儿童健康的影响。 我们 我认为，通过考虑这一连续体，可能会获得重要的见解 通过职业和环境的流行病学研究， 在开发过程中的每个阶段都要进行曝光。 我们 已经开始了一项研究计划，以解决三组 环境毒物、麻醉气体、金属和杀虫剂影响 生育力、胎儿发育以及婴儿和儿童发育。

Although fetal exposures during pregnancy have long been a concern of teratology research and reproductive epidemiology, less is known about toxic exposures before pregnancy that might impair fertility or about the effects of fetal exposures on subsequent infant and child health. We think that important insights may be gained by considering this continuum and by the epidemiologic study of occupational and environmental exposures during each of these stages in the development process. We have begun a research program to address how three groups of environmental toxicants, anethetic gases, metals, and pesticides affect fertility, fetal development, and infant and childhood development.