Sentences with phrase «foetal exposure»

These groups will overlap, with epigenetic phenomena and other environmental factors, for example, preterm birth, poor intrauterine growth, foetal exposure to teratogens, playing an important role for all affected children in determining the severity of their functional difficulties.

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Exposure to low levels of Bisphenol A during foetal development has also been shown to lead to a variety of reproductive problems in humans, including a lowered sperm count and infertile sperm.

Background: Several studies have linked coffee intake and smoking to foetal death, but a possible interaction between both exposures remains unknown.

However, the results» section states «offspring exposure to maternal depression during childhood (1 — 16 years) was associated significantly with offspring adulthood depression (OR = 4.2)» They see their study «in line with the theoretical premise of foetal programming», related to elevated levels of maternal glucocorticoids at the intrauterine environment.