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July 16, 2026Journal of XenobioticsOpen Access

Toxic Trace Element Levels in Maternal and Cord Blood Worldwide and Their Impact on Pregnancy: A Narrative Review

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RARadomir AničićUniversity of BelgradeDMDejan MihajlovićUniversity of PrishtinaJKJovana Kocić

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Narrative review summarizes global data on toxic trace elements in blood, highlighting implications for pregnancy outcomes.

Key Points

  • To summarize global data on low levels of toxic trace elements in maternal and cord blood and their associations with pregnancy outcomes.
  • Conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Scopus for studies from 1990 to 2025.
  • Included original full-length research papers with various study designs and focused on As, Cd, Pb, and Hg in maternal and cord blood.
  • Evaluated associations of these elements with demographic factors, lifestyle, and pregnancy outcomes.
  • Higher As and Cd levels are found in maternal blood, while Pb and Hg levels are higher in cord blood.
  • Key factors linked to higher levels of Cd, Pb, and Hg include smoking, rural residence, and fish consumption.
  • Low Pb levels show the strongest associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes, while As has the weakest associations.

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Aničić et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5875aa2b46c88ba9ad15dchttps://doi.org/10.3390/jox16040132
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