Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and the association with behavioural difficulties in 7-year-old children in the SELMA study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can cross the placenta and thereby expose the fetus, which may lead to developmental consequences. It is still unclear which chemicals are of concern regarding neurodevelopment and specifically behaviour, when being exposed to a mixture.

Objective

The objective is to determine associations between prenatal exposure to EDCs and behavioural difficulties. Furthermore, we investigated sex-specific associations and determined chemicals of concern in significant regressions.

Methods

Associations between prenatal exposure to EDCs (both as single compounds and their mixtures) and behavioural outcomes using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were estimated in 607 mother-child pairs in the Swedish Environmental Lo

SUBMITTER: Stratmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12583134 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature