Prematurity
New findings reported from University of Michigan, Department of Environmental Health Sciences describe advances in prematurity
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 25th, 2010
Research findings, 'Bisphenol a exposure in Mexico City and risk of prematurity: a pilot nested case control study,' are discussed in a new report. "Presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) has been documented worldwide in a variety of human biological samples. There is growing evidence that low level BPA exposure may impact placental tissue development and thyroid function in humans," scientists writing in the journal Environmental Health report.
"The aim of this present pilot study was to determine urinary concentrations of BPA during the last trimester of pregnancy among a small subset of women in Mexico City, Mexico and relate these concentrations to risk of delivering...
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