Environmental and nutritional determinants of adverse pregnancy outcomes
Thesis event information
Date and time of the thesis defence
Place of the thesis defence
Lecture hall F202, Aapistie 5 B
Topic of the dissertation
Environmental and nutritional determinants of adverse pregnancy outcomes
Doctoral candidate
M.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics Hamudat Balogun
Faculty and unit
University of Oulu Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Population Health, Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research
Subject of study
Public health
Opponent
Professor Anna Hansell, Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS), University of Leicester, UK
Custos
Professor Jouni J. K. Jaakkola, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu
The effect of exposure to air pollution and nutrition on pregnancy outcomes
The thesis is a combination of three different studies. The first two focus on the effects of exposure to air pollution during pregnancy on infants. While the third study investigated the effect of mother’s vitamin D status on her newborn. The results suggest that mothers exposure to air pollution increases the risk of low birth weight and stillbirth. The third study shows that insufficient consumption of vitamin D-rich food can increase the risk of premature birth.
Last updated: 23.1.2024