caa a22 4500 606221999 CHVBK 20210128101131.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00038-015-0699-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00038-015-0699-2 A systematic review of the health effects of prenatal exposure to disaster [Elektronische Daten] [Dell Saulnier, Kim Brolin] Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the health effects of prenatal exposure to disaster, based on a systematic review of existing research. Methods: A literature search of scientific databases was conducted in February 2015 for articles on prenatal exposure to a natural or man-made disaster. Data was extracted from all articles that met the inclusion criteria, and we systematically analyzed contents based on type of disaster, health outcome, target group and time after birth. Results: Prenatal exposure to famine or war was found to be associated with mental health, cardiovascular or metabolic outcomes, with varying degrees of significance. The majority of the studies showed limited or weak associations between exposures and outcomes. Conclusions: Due to the lack of variety in type of events studied, as well as large methodological variation, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions from existing literature. However, our systematic review highlights the potential of evaluating secondary data, both to accentuate research gaps in the field and to increase the understanding of what effects various types of disasters potentially have on the unborn child. Swiss School of Public Health, 2015 Prenatal exposure nationallicence Natural disasters nationallicence Man-made disasters nationallicence Saulnier Dell Centre for Research on Healthcare in Disasters, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden aut Brolin Kim Centre for Research on Healthcare in Disasters, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden aut International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/7(2015-11-01), 781-787 1661-8556 60:7<781 2015 60 38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0699-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0699-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saulnier Dell Centre for Research on Healthcare in Disasters, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brolin Kim Centre for Research on Healthcare in Disasters, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/7(2015-11-01), 781-787 1661-8556 60:7<781 2015 60 38