Preterm birth attributable to exposure to chemicals used in plastic . . . Added value of this study This study provides the first global quantification of preterm births associated with exposure to two different phthalates estimating that more than 1 9 million PTBs, 74,000 deaths, 6 6 million YLLs, and 1 2 million YLDs in 2018 were linked to DEHP exposure
Plastic Additives Tied to Millions of Preterm Births Worldwide E xposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1 97 million preterm births in 2018 alone, or more than 8 percent of the world’s total, a new analysis of population surveys shows The chemical was also linked to the deaths of 74,000 newborns, the researchers further estimate
Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to . . . Two chemicals used to make plastic more flexible, Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DiNP), are linked to nearly 2 million premature births and 74,000 newborn deaths worldwide in 2018, according to a new study
Plastic chemicals linked to nearly two million premature births Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1 97 million preterm births in 2018 alone, or more than 8 percent of the world's total, a new
New Study Links Plastics to Premature Birth and Newborn Death A new study published Tuesday (March 30) in eClinicalMedicine linked plastic chemicals to devastating infant health outcomes Examining 2018 data from more than 200 countries, researchers found
