Evaluation of pyrethroid exposures in pregnant women from 10 Caribbean countries.

This study underscores the need for Caribbean public health authorities to encourage their populations, and in particular pregnant women, to utilize this class of pesticides more judiciously given the potentially adverse effects of exposure on fetuses and infants. PMID: 24317226 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24317226?dopt=Abstract

Source: Environment International - December 4, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dewailly E, Forde M, Robertson L, Kaddar N, Laouan Sidi EA, Côté S, Gaudreau E, Drescher O, Ayotte P Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research