Prenatal phthalate, triclosan, and bisphenol A exposures and child visual-spatial abilities.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During fetal development, sex steroids influence sexually dimorphic behaviors, such as visual-spatial abilities. Thus, endocrine disrupting chemicals that impact sex steroids during gestation may affect these behaviors.

Objective

We investigated the relationship between prenatal urinary phthalate metabolite, triclosan, and BPA concentrations and visual-spatial abilities in a prospective cohort of 198 mother-child dyads.

Methods

Data are from a prospective cohort in Cincinnati, OH (HOME Study). We measured nine phthalate metabolites, triclosan, and BPA in maternal urine samples collected at 16 and 26 weeks of gestation. We assessed children's visual-spatial abilities at 8 years of age using the Virtual Morris Water Maze (VMWM), a computerized version of th

SUBMITTER: Braun JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5303542 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature