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Maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents and intrauterine growth in the ELFE cohort

Fleur Delva
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Maela Le Lous
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In developed countries, about 15% of women are occupationally exposed to solvents. Associations between this maternal occupational exposure and intrauterine fetal growth are inconsistent, but almost no existing study has investigated this relation by solvent family (oxygenated, petroleum, and chlorinated), although they may affect fetal growth differently. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relations between maternal occupational solvent exposure, by solvent family, and the risk of neonates born small for gestational age (SGA), or with low birthweight, or with small head circumference (HC). METHODS: Among the 18,040 women included in the Elfe birth cohort, we included 13,026 women who worked during pregnancy (72% of the cohort). Information about maternal occupations and industrial activities during pregnancy was collected by questionnaire at the maternity ward, and completed at 2-month when necessary. Using Matgéné job-exposure matrices, we assessed maternal occupational exposure to solvents. Logistic and multiple linear regressions were used to assess the association between maternal occupational solvent exposure and SGA status, birth weight, and HC. Analyses were conducted for exposure during pregnancy and also stratified by the trimester that pregnancy leave began. RESULTS: We observed a higher risk of SGA newborns among mothers occupationally exposed during pregnancy to petroleum solvents (OR(adjusted) = 1.26; 95%CI: 1.01 to 1.57). Among women working until the third trimester of pregnancy, we observed a higher risk of SGA newborns to those occupationally exposed to oxygenated solvents (OR(adjusted) = 1.75; 95%CI: 1.11 to 2.75), a significantly lower birthweight for infants of mothers exposed to petroleum solvents (β(adjusted) = -47.37 g; -89.33 to -5.42), and a lower HC among newborns of those occupationally exposed to oxygenated solvents (β(adjusted) = -0.28; -0.49 to -0.07) and to chlorinated solvents (β(adjusted) = -0.29; -0.53 to -0.05). DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that maternal occupational solvent exposure may influence fetal growth, especially exposure into the third trimester of pregnancy.
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hal-03956030 , version 1 (15-02-2023)

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Isabelle Enderle, Virginie De Lauzun, Marie-Astrid Metten, Marion Monperrus, Fleur Delva, et al.. Maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents and intrauterine growth in the ELFE cohort. Environmental Research, 2023, 224, pp.115187. ⟨10.1016/j.envres.2022.115187⟩. ⟨hal-03956030⟩
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