beSpacificFeb 13, 2024
One in 10 #prematurebirths in the #UnitedStates have been linked to #pregnantwomen being exposed to #chemicals in extremely common #plastic products, a large study said on Wednesday. The chemicals, called #phthalates, are used to soften plastic and can be found in thousands of consumer items including #plastic #containers and wrapping, #beauty careproducts and #toys. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-premature-births-linked-plastic-chemicals.html #publichealth #environmentallaw
One in 10 premature births linked to plastic chemicals: Study

One in 10 premature births in the United States have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a large study said on Wednesday.

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Kim PeralesFeb 13, 2024

Republicans are generally anti-science now, but supposedly they're pro-family. Will they a block a future bill that will address this chemicals from plastic problem contributing to premature births?

One in 10 premature births in the United States have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a large study said on Wednesday.

#Environment #Plastic #ToxicChemicals #ChemicalPollutants
#Health #PrematureBirths

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-premature-births-linked-plastic-chemicals.html

One in 10 premature births linked to plastic chemicals: Study

One in 10 premature births in the United States have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a large study said on Wednesday.

Phys.org
CPIPRSep 14, 2023
Living in an area with high police presence increases the odds of a premature birth for both Black and white residents. Greater police presence in Black vs white neighborhoods may contribute to the persistent Black-White preterm birth disparity. #NICHDimpact #PrematureBirths #Health #Neighborhoods #Policing #RacialDisparities
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34878551
Association of Residence in High-Police Contact Neighborhoods With Preterm Birth Among Black and White Individuals in Minneapolis - PubMed

In this study, police contact was associated with preterm birth for both Black and White pregnant people. Predominantly Black neighborhoods had greater police contact than predominantly White neighborhoods, indicating that Black pregnant people were more likely to be exposed to police than White pre …

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CPIPRJan 29, 2023

A larger share of infants born to mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities are born premature or die before age 1 compared to other infants.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33956997

#PrematureBirths #IDD #Prematurity #Infants #NICHDimpact

Birth outcomes affecting infants of mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities - PubMed

A greater porportion of infants born to mothers with IDD who were covered by Medicaid had poor outcomes compared to other infants. Prevalence of poor infant outcomes was greater for mothers with IDD even after accounting for demographic differences. It is imperative to understand why infants of moth …

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Haplogroup News    Dec 29, 2022
Exploring Clinical and Biological Features of Premature Births among Pregnant Women with SARS-CoV-2 Infection during the Pregnancy Period

"Studies observed that women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy had a higher risk of preterm birth. Although it is likely that COVID-19 during the late trimester of pregnancy can trigger premature birth, prematurity remains a concern, and it is vital to study additional clinical and biological patient factors that are highly associated with this negative pregnancy outcome and allow for better management based on the existing predictors. In order to achieve this goal, the current study retrospectively recruited 428 pregnant patients that were separated into three study groups using a 1​:2:​4 matching ratio and a nearest-neighbor matching method. Sixty-one pregnant patients had a history of COVID-19 during pregnancy and gave birth prematurely; 124 pregnant patient controls had COVID-19 and gave birth full-term, while the second control group of 243 pregnant patients had a premature birth but no history of COVID-19. It was observed that a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during the third trimester was significantly more likely to be associated with premature birth. Even though the rate of ICU admission was higher in these cases, the mortality rate did not change significantly in the COVID-19 groups. However, SARS-CoV-2 infection alone did not show statistical significance in determining a premature birth (β = 1.09, CI = 0.94-1.15, p-value = 0.067). Maternal anemia was the strongest predictor for prematurity in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection (β = 3.65, CI = 1.46-5.39, p-value < 0.001), followed by elevated CRP (β = 2.11, CI = 1.20-3.06, p-value < 0.001), and respectively IL-6 (β = 1.92, CI = 1.20-2.47, p-value = 0.001. SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, as shown by our data. If SARS-CoV-2 infection arises during the third trimester, it is recommended that these patients be hospitalized for surveillance of clinical evolution and biological parameters, such as anemia and high inflammatory markers, which have a multiplicative influence on the pregnancy result." #SARS-CoV-2 #SARS2 #PrematureBirths #Pregnancy

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