Phthalates and Phenols Pose Risk for Pregnancy Outcomes and Neonatal Development

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A recent study published in O&G Open found prenatal exposure to phthalates and phenols was associated with an increased risk for preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age birth weight, and gestational diabetes. Susan S. Hoffman, a doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology at Emory University in Atlanta, provides suggestions on how to reduce risk, including reading all product labels and choosing personal-care and household products free of phthalates and phenols whenever possible. Read the full Medscape article here.