Environmental Factors Impacting Reproductive and Perinatal Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
Interests: reproductive epidemiology; genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular disease-related traits; gene-environment interactions; examination of genetic influences across populations; women's health; science education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Insights regarding the impact of the environment on perinatal and reproductive health are still emerging. It has been established that chemicals, toxins, and pollutants can impact male and female fertility and the growing fetus, and can increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Environmental conditions are changing rapidly, so it is important that studies examine the effect of emerging environmental exposures on reproductive and perinatal health. We welcome papers that address current environmental concerns such as microplastics, air pollution, climate change, heavy metals, and contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), which can act as endocrine disruptors. We also welcome studies that examine reproductive phenotypes such as fecundability, hormone levels, menstrual function and other indicators of endocrine function in males and females, as well as papers that assess perinatal health and birth outcomes. Environmental factors do not act in a vacuum, and genetic susceptibility or resistance is important to consider. Hypothesis-driven gene–environment interaction studies are also welcome, in addition to studies that examine the epigenetic effects of environmental exposures. Studies conducted in vulnerable populations are also of particular interest. The aim of this Special Issue is to disseminate high-quality research that will enhance our understanding of the impact of our changing environment on reproductive and perinatal health.
Dr. Kira C. Taylor
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental pollutants
- contaminants of emerging concern
- reproductive health
- fertility
- fecundability
- perinatal health
- reproductive epidemiology
- environmental epidemiology
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