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Research from R. Grazuleviciene and Co-Researchers in the Area of Pregnancy Described

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 23rd, 2011

2011 JUN 23 -- According to recent research from Kaunas, Lithuania, "Evidence for an association between exposure during pregnancy to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water and impaired fetal growth is still inconsistent and inconclusive, in particular, for various exposure routes. We examined the relationship of individual exposures to THMs in drinking water on low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA), and birth weight (BW) in singleton births."

"We conducted a cohort study of 4,161 pregnant women in Kaunas (Lithuania), using individual information on drinking water, ingestion, showering and bathing, and uptake factors of THMs in blood, to...

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