Predictors of maternal serum concentrations for selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in pregnant women and associations with birth outcomes : a cross-sectional study from southern Malawi

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Mwapasa, Mphatso
Huber, Sandra
Chakhame, Bertha Magreta
Maluwa, Alfred
Odland, Maria Lisa
Ndhlovu, Victor
Rollin, Halina B.
Xu, Shanshan
Odland, Jon Oyvind

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MDPI

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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Data will be made available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL : TABLE S1: Method detection limits (MDL) concentrations (wet weight pg/mL) for all POPs analysed at the laboratory; TABLE S2: Socio-demographic characteristics of recruited women and their neonates.

Keywords

Birth outcomes, Southern Malawi, Pregnancy, SDG-03: Good health and well-being, Persistent organic pollutant (POP)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
SDG-15:Life on land

Citation

Mwapasa, M.; Huber, S.; Chakhame, B.M.; Maluwa, A.; Odland, M.L.; Ndhlovu, V.; Röllin, H.; Xu, S.; Odland, J.Ø. Predictors of Maternal Serum Concentrations for Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 5289. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075289.