Endocrine disruptors and neonatal anthropometry, NICHD Fetal Growth Studies - Singletons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intrauterine exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been equivocally associated with birth weight, length and head circumference with limited attention to anthropometric endpoints such as umbilical circumference and limb lengths.

Objective

To explore 76 prenatal maternal plasma EDC concentrations in a healthy obstetric cohort and 7 neonatal anthropometric endpoints by maternal race/ethnicity.

Methods

The study cohort comprised 2106 (564 White, 549 Black, 590 Hispanic, 403 Asian) healthy pregnant women recruited from 12 U.S. clinical sites between 2009 and 2012 who were followed through delivery. Neonates underwent standardized anthropometric assessment (weight, length, head and umbilical circumference, and mid- upper arm and thigh length). Pl

SUBMITTER: Buck Louis GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6267852 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature