{"id":1638,"date":"2025-08-28T11:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/?page_id=1638"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:00:03","slug":"pregnancy-and-birth-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/pregnancy-and-birth-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1638\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1638-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"page-title-banners panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1638-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-1638-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1638-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1638-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1638-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1638-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1638-0-1-0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/pregnancy-icon-white.svg\" class=\"image wp-image-1720 icon-alignright attachment-50x81 size-50x81\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1638-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1638-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1638-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"rounded-image-w-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1638-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-1638\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-are-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-are-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-are-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are birth and pregnancy outcomes?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-are-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-are-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1639 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/Ultrasound-exam-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over 90,000 babies are born each year in Virginia. Many measures are used to track the outcome of pregnancies. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live births<\/li>\n<li>Low birthweight<\/li>\n<li>Birth defects<\/li>\n<li>Infant mortality<\/li>\n<li>Maternal mortality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many factors can contribute to a healthy birth and pregnancy. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to medical care<\/li>\n<li>Quality of medical care<\/li>\n<li>Behaviors during pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Other community factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Environmental exposures to hazards in food, water, and air can be harmful during pregnancy. These exposures are often difficult to determine. Tracking birth and pregnancy outcomes over time can help researchers find possible connections to the environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"how-is-the-environment-related-to-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-how-is-the-environment-related-to-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes%e2%80%af\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-how-is-the-environment-related-to-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes%e2%80%af\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is the environment related to birth and pregnancy outcomes?\u202f \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-how-is-the-environment-related-to-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes%e2%80%af\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-how-is-the-environment-related-to-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes%e2%80%af\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pregnant women are more vulnerable than non-pregnant women because of their changing bodies. During pregnancy, more oxygen is inhaled and the heart works harder than normal. More fluids and food are consumed. Fat storage increases, metabolism changes, and the immune system is altered. These changes make pregnant women more likely to be affected by environmental hazards. While not all environmental exposures are harmful, in some cases a developing baby could be affected.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental hazards during pregnancy include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/air-quality\/\">Air pollutants<\/a>, including particulate matter and carbon monoxide<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/public-health-toxicology\/fish-consumption-advisory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fish contamination<\/a> (see also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/food-safety\/foods\/pregnant-women.html\">Safer Food Choices<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/leadsafe\/lead-in-the-home\/\">Lead exposure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/extreme-heat-and-heat-related-illnesses\/\">Extreme heat\u202f<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshealth.org\/en\/parents\/tap-water-pregnancy.html\">Drinking water pollutants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/radiation-health\/about\/health-effects-of-radiation.html\">Radiation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/public-health-toxicology\/smoking-and-tobacco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tobacco products<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkforphl.org\/news-insights\/food-insecurity-and-pregnancy-addressing-inequities-through-food-is-medicine-initiatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food insecurity<\/a>\u00a0(for food assistance, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/\">WIC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-data-are-available-on-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-data-are-available-on-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-data-are-available-on-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat data are available on birth and pregnancy outcomes?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-data-are-available-on-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-data-are-available-on-birth-and-pregnancy-outcomes\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/maternal-child-health\/\">VDH Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Data Page<\/a> for birth and pregnancy outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/birth-defects\/birth-defects-dashboard\/\">VDH Birth Defects Dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1638-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1638-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1638-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Helpful Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/\">VDH Maternal Health Website<\/a> for information and resources<\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/maternal-child-health\/\">VDH Maternal and Child Health Dashboard<\/a> for low birthweight rates, infant and maternal mortality<\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/prams\/\">VDH Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Dashboard<\/a> for data on behaviors before, during, and after pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/birth-defects\/birth-defects-dashboard\/\">VDH Birth Defects Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/leadsafe\/information-for-parents\/\">VDH Lead Safe Info for Parents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/people-at-risk\/pregnant-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Safety for Baby and Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/public-health-toxicology\/fish-consumption-advisory\/\">VDH Fish Consumption Advisories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/heatrisk-forecast\/\">HeatRisk Forecast<\/a> during warmer months<\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wic\/\">Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1638-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget 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