19/12/2024 h 10.30 in Aula De Lillo (II piano Edificio U7)

Prof.ssa Elena Colicino, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

Pregnancy as critical window of exposure for maternal and child health

Environmental exposures have been shown to adversely impact the health of both women and children. Despite this understanding, the full extent of pregnancy-related exposures and their long-term health consequences remain underexplored. These exposures, ranging from air pollutants and essential and toxic chemicals, can have profound implications not only during the prenatal period but also for years after birth/delivery. This seminar aims to show the current methods used to assess these associations, providing insight into how these exposures are measured and evaluated through cutting-edge technologies and longitudinal study designs. In addition, it will outline future research directions, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and the need for innovative strategies to better understand the complex interactions between environmental factors and long-term health outcomes for both mothers and children.