Preterm birth in relation to the bisphenol A replacement, bisphenol S, and other phenols and parabens.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preterm birth continues to be a significant public heath concern and is a leading cause of perinatal and infant mortality. Environmental exposures to phenols and parabens are suspected to potentially contribute to the pathology of preterm birth, yet limited human studies have characterized the extent to which these toxicants are associated with birth outcomes.

Methods

We examined the associations between phenols, parabens, and preterm birth, within pregnant women who were recruited early in gestation into the LIFECODES cohort at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Urine samples were collected at up to 4 time points in pregnancy and analyzed for phenols and parabens. We selected 130 cases of preterm birth (defined as delivery before 37 weeks ge

SUBMITTER: Aung MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347500 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature