Association between light rare earth elements in maternal plasma and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth: a nested case-control study from the Beijing birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Junxi Chen (Author), Aili Wang (Author), Hang An (Author), Weiling Han (Author), Junhua Huang (Author), Wei Zheng (Author), Lailai Yan (Author), Zhiwen Li (Author), Guanghui Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Parental exposure to rare earth elements (REEs) could increase the risk of premature rupture of membranes, a major cause of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB). In addition, different subtypes of SPB, such as spontaneous preterm labor (SPL) and preterm premature rupture of membranes...