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. 2016 Oct:65:59-66.
doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.06.021. Epub 2016 Jun 25.

Maternal phthalate exposure during early pregnancy and at delivery in relation to gestational age and size at birth: A preliminary analysis

Deborah J Watkins #  1 , Samantha Milewski #  2 , Steven E Domino  3 , John D Meeker  1 , Vasantha Padmanabhan  1   2   3
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Maternal phthalate exposure during early pregnancy and at delivery in relation to gestational age and size at birth: A preliminary analysis

Deborah J Watkins et al. Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Epidemiologic studies of in utero phthalate exposure and birth outcomes have had conflicting findings. The objective of this study was to characterize maternal phthalate exposure across pregnancy, examine associations between maternal phthalate levels and infant size and gestational age at birth, and investigate relationships between concurrent bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalate exposure and birth outcomes. Women in the Michigan Mother-Infant Pairs cohort provided urine and blood samples during their first trimester and at delivery. Urinary phthalate metabolites and serum BPA were measured at both time points, and birth weight, length, head circumference, and gestational age were recorded from medical records. Maternal DEHP metabolite concentrations were significantly higher at delivery compared to the first trimester (p<0.05), suggesting increased DEHP exposure late in pregnancy. A number of phthalate metabolites were associated with birth size and gestational age in patterns that varied by sex and timing of exposure, independent of BPA exposure.

Keywords: Birth weight; Bisphenol A; Exposure; Gestational age; In utero; Phthalates.

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