Parental preconception exposure to phenol and phthalate mixtures and the risk of preterm birth

CONCLUSION: In this prospective cohort of subfertile couples, maternal BPA and DEHP, and paternal DEHP exposure before conception were positively associated with preterm birth. Both parental windows jointly contributed to the outcome. These results suggest that preterm birth may be a couple-based pregnancy outcome.PMID:33640694 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106440

Source: Environment International - February 28, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yu Zhang Vicente Mustieles Paige L Williams Blair J Wylie Irene Souter Antonia M Calafat Melina Demokritou Alexandria Lee Stylianos Vagios Russ Hauser Carmen Messerlian Source Type: research