Prenatal phthalate exposures and child temperament at 12 and 24 months.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gestational phthalate exposures have been adversely associated with attention, externalizing, and internalizing behaviors in childhood. Early childhood temperament may be a marker of later behavioral patterns. We therefore sought to determine whether gestational phthalate exposures were associated with infant and toddler temperament.

Methods

The Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Study is a prospective cohort study of children born between May 1998 and July 2001 in New York City (N=404). Phthalate metabolites were measured in spot urine samples collected from pregnant women in their third trimester. Child temperament was assessed by parental report at 12-months using the Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) (N=204) and at 24-months using the Toddler Beha

SUBMITTER: Singer AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623642 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature