Prenatal phthalates, gestational weight gain, and long-term weight changes among Mexican women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals that may influence weight status; however, few studies have considered weight gain during pregnancy and subsequent long-term weight changes in women.

Objective

To determine associations of prenatal phthalate exposure with maternal weight during pregnancy and through up to seven years post-delivery.

Methods

We analyzed 15 urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters among 874 pregnant women enrolled in the Programming Research in Obesity, Growth Environment and Social Stress Study in Mexico City. We examined three time-specific maternal weight outcomes: gestational weight gain (between 2nd and 3rd trimesters), short-term weight (between 3rd trimester and 12 months post-delivery), a

SUBMITTER: Deierlein AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8976769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature