Association of Mercury Exposure and Maternal Sociodemographics on Birth Outcomes of Indigenous and Tribal Women in Suriname

Association of Mercury Exposure and Maternal Sociodemographics on Birth Outcomes of Indigenous and Tribal Women in Suriname

Information regarding adverse birth outcomes (ABO) of Indigenous and Tribal women living in the remote tropical rainforest of Suriname, where mercury (Hg) use is abundant in artisanal gold mining, is not available. In the context of a health system analysis, we examined the association between Hg ex...

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Main Authors: Gaitree K. Baldewsingh, Ashna D. Hindori-Mohangoo, Edward D. van Eer, Hannah H. Covert, Arti Shankar, Jeffrey K. Wickliffe, Lizheng Shi, Maureen Y. Lichtveld, Wilco C. W. R. Zijlmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
adverse birth outcome
preterm birth
ethnicity
indigenous
tribal
mercury exposure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/12/6370

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