Association between maternal occupation as a cleaner/maid/janitor during early pregnancy and selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
We observed that maternal occupation in cleaning-related jobs was associated with several specific birth defects in various body systems. Future studies should explore specific chemical and physical exposures under these cleaning occupations and the association with birth defects.
Authors
- Michele L. Herdt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6302-1348)
- Akiko S. Hosler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0642-1060)
- Tania A. Desrosiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-3700)
- Ye Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3014-6988)
- Meredith M. Howley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8420-5040)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110511
- Primary Topic
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00