Publications
Here are some of the results of the research conducted by PIPA, a sample of the knowledge produced by our cohort study in recent years. These are summaries of articles published in leading scientific journals in Brazil and around the world that can serve as input for the planning and development of public policies aimed at promoting and protecting children's health, more specifically in early childhood.
Exposição ao chumbo durante a gestação pode afetar a audição do bebê já nos primeiros dias de vida
Publicado em Environmental Research: Health, Volume 4, Number 2
Exposição pré-natal a arsênio, chumbo e mercúrio pode afetar o desenvolvimento infantil
Publicado em Environments
2026, 13(1), 21
Permanent marks on baby teeth may reflect exposure to lead during pregnancy
Published in Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
Volume 90, 2025
Baby's first bacteria and their relationship to child behavior
Published in Scientific Reports 15, 8674, March/2025
Oral hygiene in babies: study reveals how maternal schooling and inadequate guidance influence care practices
Published in Rio de Janeiro Dental Journal v.8, n.3, September - December, 2023
Lack of green spaces increases exposure to heavy metals in newborns.
Published in Annals of Global Health (Volume 90, Issue 1, 2024)
Pyrethroid insecticides: an invisible risk for pregnant women and children.
Published in Frontiers in Public Health (2023)
Persistent organic pollutants and their impacts on maternal and child health.
Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023, 20, 778)
Consequences of prenatal exposure to pollutants on birth weight
Published in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health (Volume 36/2023)
Identification of metal mixtures in maternal blood and umbilical cord blood of pregnant women residing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research (07/2020)
Multiple environmental exposures in pregnant women and their babies in the city of Rio de Janeiro – a birth cohort study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – PIPA Project.
Published in Exposure and Health (04/2021).
Exposure to metals during pregnancy and early childhood can alter the neuropsychomotor development of children.
Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (04/2022).
