Health Care

Maternal Exposure

Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.

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Abstract

Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Exposure, Maternal
  • Exposures, Maternal
  • Maternal Exposures

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

restrict to exposure to environ or environ factors

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Environmental Exposure (1967-1994)

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  1. N06.850w.460.350.145

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maternal Exposure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018811. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018811
  2. Maternal Exposure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67002819