Lactational Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Its Relation to Early Childhood Anthropometric Measurements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that may influence growth and development.

Objective

We investigated the association between exposure to PBDEs via breast milk and anthropometric measurements in early childhood.

Methods

The Pregnancy Infection and Nutrition (PIN) Babies studies followed a cohort of North Carolina pregnant women and their children through 36 months of age. Breast milk samples obtained at 3 months postpartum were analyzed for PBDEs. We collected height and weight records from well-baby doctor visits and also measured children during study visits (n = 246 children with > 1,400 anthropometric measurements). We assessed the relationship between breast milk concentrations of five PBDE congeners-BDEs

SUBMITTER: Hoffman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047775 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature