Phthalate Levels in Cord Blood Are Associated with Preterm Delivery and Fetal Growth Parameters in Chinese Women

Yujing Huang, Junnan Li, Jose M Garcia, Hui Lin, Yanzhou Wang, Ping Yan, Lingqiao Wang, Yao Tan, Jiaohua Luo, Zhiqun Qiu, Ji-an Chen and Weiqun Shu

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 2, 1-8

Abstract: Data concerning the effects of phthalate exposure on preterm delivery and fetal growth are limited in humans. In this paper, we assessed the relationship between 15 phthalate levels in cord blood and preterm delivery and fetal growth parameters in 207 Chinese women going into labor. Exposure to phthalates except DCHP was associated with gestational age reduction and preterm delivery (p

Date: 2014
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