Joint impact of phthalate exposure and stressful life events in pregnancy on preterm birth

Background: Urinary phthalate metabolites and psychosocial stress in pregnancy have each been associated with preterm birth (PTB), but no study has examined the joint impact of these two environmental exposures. We hypothesized that there would be stronger associations between phthalate exposure and...

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Main Authors: Kelly K. Ferguson, Emma M. Rosen, Emily S. Barrett, Ruby H.N. Nguyen, Nicole Bush, Thomas F. McElrath, Shanna H. Swan, Sheela Sathyanarayana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019321786