2024-11-23 – News – www.theguardian.com
‘Forever chemicals’ pose health threat to developing children and linked with preterm birth, shorter lactation
Higher usage of personal care products among pregnant or nursing women leads to higher levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in their blood and breast milk, new research shows, presenting a serious health threat to developing children.
The new study helps connect the dots among previous papers that have found concerning levels of PFAS in personal care products, umbilical cord blood, breast milk and shown health risks for developing children.
